Brian Baldridge
Brian Baldridge | |
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| Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Mike Dewine |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Pelanda |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 90th district | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 31, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Justin Pizzulli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1969 West Union, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Winchester, Ohio |
Brian Baldridge (born January 21, 1969) is current Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 90th district from 2019 until his resignation in 2023. He is a Republican. The district comprises Adams and Scioto counties as well as a portion of Lawrence county. Baldridge is currently serving as a full-time firefighter/paramedic with Anderson Township Fire Department. Baldridge previously served as an Adams County Commissioner and prior to that served as a Wayne Township Trustee in Adams County. He also has served as a firefighter while also working as a farmer, including on a farm owned for seven generations by his family.
In 2018, state Representative Terry Johnson was term limited and unable to run for another term. Baldridge won a crowded Republican primary for the seat, and went on to win the general election against Democrat Adrienne Buckler with over 61% of the vote.
Baldridge resigned his seat in the House on January 31, 2023, after being appointed the 40th Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture by Governor Mike DeWine.