Jason Ballard | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Chris Hurst |
Constituency | 12th district (2022–2024) 42nd district (2024–present) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Pearisburg,Virginia,U.S. |
Education | Concord University (BA) West Virginia University (JD) The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (LLM) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Unit | United 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.
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. [1]
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. [2] He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021,defeating Democratic incumbent Chris Hurst. [3]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates,Radford,Giles,Montgomery,Pulaski district | |||||
Virginia House of Delegates,12th district | |||||
Nov 2,2021 [4] | General | Chris Hurst | Democratic | 11,148 | 44.44 |
Jason Ballard | Republican | 13,849 | 55.21 | ||
Write Ins | 88 | 0.35 |
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