Brian Baldridge

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.^[1] He also has served as a firefighter while also working as a farmer, including on a farm owned for seven generations by his family.^[2]

Brian Baldridge
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
Incumbent
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	(1969-01-21) January 21, 1969 (age 56) West Union, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Residence	Winchester, Ohio

In 2018, state Representative Terry Johnson was term limited and unable to run for another term.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]