Jason Ballard
{{Short description|American politician and attorney}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jason Ballard
| image = Jason Ballard, 2025 SOTC.jpg
| party = Republican
| children = 3
| education = Concord University (BA)
West Virginia University (JD)
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (LLM)
| branch = {{flag|United States Army}}
| unit = United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
| constituency = 12th district (2022–2024)
42nd district (2024–present)
| term_start = January 12, 2022
| predecessor = Chris Hurst
| residence = Pearisburg, Virginia, U.S.
}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Moxley|first=Tonia|title=Pearisburg native and combat veteran to challenge Hurst in 12th District|url=https://roanoke.com/news/local/pearisburg-native-and-combat-veteran-to-challenge-hurst-in-12th-district/article_6f89efc4-7de7-11eb-9086-8b76886e7e7b.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Roanoke Times|date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-03|title=UPDATE: Del. Chris Hurst concedes after Jason Ballard wins Virginia's 12th District House of Delegates seat|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/your-local-election-hq/jason-ballard-defeats-chris-hurst-for-virginias-12th-district-house-of-delegates-seat/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=WFXRtv|language=en-US}} He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2021, defeating Democratic incumbent Chris Hurst.{{Cite web|title=Jason Ballard|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Ballard|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
Electoral history
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| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="6" |Virginia House of Delegates, Radford, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski district | |||||
| colspan="6" |Virginia House of Delegates, 12th district | |||||
| rowspan="3" |Nov 2, 2021{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|title=2021 November General: November 2, 2021|website=virginia.gov|language=en|access-date=2021-11-02|archive-date=2022-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205014030/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|url-status=dead}}
| rowspan="3" |General |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |align="right" |11,148 |align="right" |44.44 | |||||
| Jason Ballard
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |align="right" |13,849 |align="right" |55.21 | |||||
| colspan="2" |Write Ins
|align="right" |88 |align="right" |0.35 |
References
{{Virginia House of Delegates}}
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Category:Concord University alumni
Category:West Virginia University College of Law alumni
Category:The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School alumni
Category:People from Pearisburg, Virginia
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Category:Virginia city council members
Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
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