Jeff Ellington | |
State House: | Indiana |
State: | Indiana |
District: | 62nd |
Term Start: | December 21, 2015 |
Term End: | November 22, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Matt Ubelhor |
Successor: | Dave Hall |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Place: | Kentucky |
Spouse: | Hope |
Children: | 2 |
Residence: | Bloomfield, Indiana |
Jeff Ellington was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 62nd district.[1] [2] A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to the State House by a Republican caucus in December 2015 after the seat was vacated by incumbent Matt Ubelhor.[3] He previously served on the Monroe County Council from 1997 to 2005 and was the Monroe County Recorder from 2014 to 2015.[4] [5] He lost reelection as Recorder in 2014.[6] He ran for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2002, but lost the Republican primary to Mike Sodrel.[7] He ran for the State House in 1998 for the 60th district, but lost the general election to Peggy Welch.[8] He attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1980 to 1982.[9] After redistricting in Indiana, Ellington announced that he would be running for the 45th district in the Indiana House of Representatives in 2022.[10] [11] He lost the Republican primary to Bruce Borders in May 2022.[12] [13] [14]