Jordan Bridges | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the 24th district | |
| Assumed office 2020 Servingwith Margitta Mazzocchi | |
| Preceded by | Tim Tomblin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jordan Ray Bridges March 28,1988 Logan,West Virginia,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College |
Jordan Ray Bridges (born March 28,1988) is an American politician who has served as a Delegate from the 24th District to the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2020. He is a Republican.
Bridges was born in Logan,West Virginia,to Bobby and Jackie Bridges. He attended the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. He was employed in the coal industry before assuming office. [1] [2]
Bridges first ran for office in 2018 but was ultimately unsuccessful. Bridges was one of two Republicans to receive his party's nomination in the primary,receiving 44.27% of the vote. [3] In the four-way,elect-two general election,Bridges,as well as his fellow Republican,was defeated by Democrats Tim Tomblin and Ralph Rodighiero. Bridges received 22.82% of the vote. [4]
Bridges ran again in 2020. During his campaign,Bridges supported investment in infrastructure,limited regulations on business,and less taxation. [5]
In his primary,Bridges was nominated alongside Margitta Mazzocchi with 60.37% of the vote. [6]
In the general,Bridges defeated Tomblin and another Democrat with 29.24% of the vote. [7]
As a former coal miner,Bridges joined an unofficial bipartisan workgroup designed to aid the recovery of communities reliant on the failing coal industry. [9]
Bridges was a cosponsor of House Bill 3293,a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. [2] [10] After announcing that he would cosponsor the bill on his Facebook page,Bridges liked a number of posts that encouraged violence against the transgender community,compared transgender people to pigs,and used the derogatory term,"tranny." [11] The bill was cited in a June 2020 statement by the Department of Justice,which argued that the bill violated federal law,the Fourteenth Amendment,and Title IX. [12]
Bridges voted against SB 11,a bill that would make it more difficult for employees to strike. [2] [13]
Bridges is married to Erica Bridges and has two children. He is a Christian. [1]