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American politician and attorney
Jason Ballard
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2022
Preceded byChris Hurst
Constituency12th district (2022–2024)
42nd district (2024–present)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children3
Residence(s)Pearisburg, Virginia, U.S.
EducationConcord University (BA)
West Virginia University (JD)
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (LLM)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps

Jason Ballard is an American politician and attorney who is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 42nd district. Elected to the 12th district seat in November 2021, Ballard assumed office on January 12, 2022.

Education

Ballard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concord University, a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law, and a Master of Laws from The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School.

Career

Ballard served in the United States Army for 12 years, including as a lawyer for the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Since retiring from the military, he has worked as an attorney and partner at Headley Ballard LLC. He is also a former member of the Pearisburg Town Council. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021, defeating Democratic incumbent Chris Hurst.

Electoral history

Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, Radford, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski district
Virginia House of Delegates, 12th district
Nov 2, 2021 General Chris Hurst Democratic 11,148 44.44
Jason Ballard Republican 13,849 55.21
Write Ins 88 0.35

References

  1. Moxley, Tonia (5 March 2021). "Pearisburg native and combat veteran to challenge Hurst in 12th District". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. "UPDATE: Del. Chris Hurst concedes after Jason Ballard wins Virginia's 12th District House of Delegates seat". WFXRtv. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  3. "Jason Ballard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  4. "2021 November General: November 2, 2021". virginia.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
162nd General Assembly (2024−2026)
Speaker of the House
Don Scott (D)
Majority Leader
Charniele Herring (D)
Minority Leader
Todd Gilbert (R)
  1. ▌Patrick Hope (D)
  2. ▌Adele McClure (D)
  3. ▌Alfonso Lopez (D)
  4. ▌Charniele Herring (D)
  5. ▌Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D)
  6. ▌Rip Sullivan (D)
  7. ▌Karen Keys-Gamarra (D)
  8. ▌Irene Shin (D)
  9. ▌Karrie Delaney (D)
  10. ▌Dan Helmer (D)
  11. ▌David Bulova (D)
  12. ▌Holly Seibold (D)
  13. ▌Marcus Simon (D)
  14. ▌Vivian Watts (D)
  15. ▌Laura Jane Cohen (D)
  16. ▌Paul Krizek (D)
  17. ▌Mark Sickles (D)
  18. ▌Kathy Tran (D)
  19. ▌Rozia Henson (D)
  20. ▌Michelle Maldonado (D)
  21. ▌Josh Thomas (D)
  22. ▌Ian Lovejoy (R)
  23. ▌Candi King (D)
  24. ▌Luke Torian (D)
  25. ▌Briana Sewell (D)
  26. ▌Kannan Srinivasan (D)
  27. ▌Atoosa Reaser (D)
  28. ▌David Reid (D)
  29. ▌Marty Martinez (D)
  30. ▌Geary Higgins (R)
  31. ▌Delores Riley Oates (R)
  32. ▌Bill Wiley (R)
  33. ▌Todd Gilbert (R)
  34. ▌Tony Wilt (R)
  35. ▌Chris Runion (R)
  36. ▌Ellen Campbell (R)
  37. ▌Terry Austin (R)
  38. ▌Sam Rasoul (D)
  39. ▌Will Davis (R)
  40. ▌Joe McNamara (R)
  41. ▌Chris Obenshain (R)
  42. ▌Jason Ballard (R)
  43. ▌Will Morefield (R)
  44. ▌Israel O'Quinn (R)
  45. ▌Terry Kilgore (R)
  46. ▌Jed Arnold (R)
  47. ▌Wren Williams (R)
  48. ▌Eric Phillips (R)
  49. ▌Danny Marshall (R)
  50. ▌Tommy Wright (R)
  51. ▌Eric Zehr (R)
  52. ▌Wendell Walker (R)
  53. ▌Tim Griffin (R)
  54. ▌Katrina Callsen (D)
  55. ▌Amy Laufer (D)
  56. ▌Tom Garrett (R)
  57. ▌David Owen (R)
  58. ▌Rodney Willett (D)
  59. ▌Buddy Fowler (R)
  60. ▌Scott Wyatt (R)
  61. ▌Michael Webert (R)
  62. ▌Nick Freitas (R)
  63. ▌Phillip Scott (R)
  64. ▌Paul Milde (R)
  65. ▌Joshua G. Cole (D)
  66. ▌Bobby Orrock (R)
  67. ▌Hillary Pugh Kent (R)
  68. ▌Keith Hodges (R)
  69. ▌Chad Green (R)
  70. ▌Shelly Simonds (D)
  71. ▌Amanda Batten (R)
  72. ▌Lee Ware (R)
  73. ▌Mark Earley Jr. (R)
  74. ▌Mike Cherry (R)
  75. ▌Carrie Coyner (R)
  76. ▌Debra Gardner (D)
  77. ▌Michael Jones (D)
  78. ▌Betsy B. Carr (D)
  79. ▌Rae Cousins (D)
  80. ▌Destiny Levere Bolling (D)
  81. ▌Delores McQuinn (D)
  82. ▌Kim Taylor (R)
  83. ▌Otto Wachsmann (R)
  84. ▌Nadarius Clark (D)
  85. ▌Marcia Price (D)
  86. ▌A.C. Cordoza (R)
  87. ▌Jeion Ward (D)
  88. ▌Don Scott (D)
  89. ▌Baxter Ennis (R)
  90. ▌Jay Leftwich (R)
  91. ▌Cliff Hayes (D)
  92. ▌Bonita Anthony (D)
  93. ▌Jackie Glass (D)
  94. ▌Phil Hernandez (D)
  95. ▌Alex Askew (D)
  96. ▌Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D)
  97. ▌Michael Feggans (D)
  98. ▌Barry Knight (R)
  99. ▌Anne Ferrell Tata (R)
  100. ▌Robert Bloxom Jr. (R)


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