Eric Householder Explained

Eric Householder
Office:	Majority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start:	January 11, 2023
Predecessor:	Amy Summers
Office1:	Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start1:	December 1, 2010
Predecessor1:	Bob Tabb
Constituency1:	56th district (2010–2012) 64th district (2012–2022) 96th district (2022–present)
Birth Date:	5 June 1968
Birth Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Education:	Shepherd University (BS) Frostburg State University (MBA)

Eric L. Householder^[1] (born June 5, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 64 since January 12, 2013. Householder served consecutively from January 2011 until January 2013 in the District 56 seat.

Education

Householder earned his BS in economics from Shepherd College (now Shepherd University) and his MBA from Frostburg State University.

Elections

• 2010: When District 56 Democratic Representative Bob Tabb left the Legislature and left the seat open, Householder was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 494 votes,^[2] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,322 votes (56.4%) against Democratic nominee Terry Walker.^[3]
• 2012: Redistricted to District 64, Householder was unopposed for both the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 888 votes,^[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,882 votes.^[5]
• 2014: Householder won his third term in the House, as he was unopposed on the ballot for the 64th District.^[6]
• 2016: Householder was elected to the House for a fourth time, defeating Democratic challenger Barbara "Barby" Frankenberry.^[7]

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Eric Householder at Ballotpedia
• Eric L. Householder at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric Householder's Biography . . March 25, 2014.
2. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
3. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
4. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results . . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
5. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . March 25, 2014.
6. Web site: Dave Emke . Local legislators to face election challenges . . February 1, 2014 . February 19, 2015 . February 20, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150220005611/http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/604187/Local-legislators-to-face-election-challenges.html . dead .
7. Web site: Jim McConville . Householder holds off Frankenberry to retain seat . . November 9, 2016 . December 16, 2016.