Jonathan "Jon" Robert Elrod was born on May 3,1977 and is an American attorney and politician.
18 Facts About Jon Elrod
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Jon Elrod is a former member of the Indiana House of Representatives from District 97.
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Jon Elrod was the Republican Party candidate in the Indiana's 7th congressional district special election held on March 11,2008, to fill a vacant seat, losing to Democrat Andre Carson.
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Jon Elrod grew up on the Southside area of Indianapolis.
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Jon Elrod graduated from Franklin Central High School in 1995.
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Jon Elrod was on the editorial staff of the Indiana Law Journal.
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Jon Elrod successfully ran for the Center Township Board in 2004.
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Jon Elrod ran on a platform to streamline local government due to the large disparity between actual funding for poor relief and the overhead operating costs of the Center Township Trustee's Office.
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Jon Elrod ran a strong grassroots campaign for an office that he admits very few people knew existed.
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Jon Elrod won a close race in the predominantly Democratic district by 35 votes.
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The failure of such bills led Jon Elrod to declare his candidacy for the Indiana State House of Representatives in District 97.
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Jon Elrod knocked on nearly 6000 doors and gained a reputation for his personal correspondence with voters in what many called an underdog victory.
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Jon Elrod declared his candidacy for United States House of Representative for the 7th Congressional District of Indiana on November 15,2007, which, at the time, was held by Julia Carson.
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Jon Elrod won the Republican primary and was challenged by Carson's grandson, city councilman Andre Carson who is a member of the Democratic Party and Sean Shepard, as a member of the Libertarian Party.
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At a press conference, Jon Elrod shared his anger at what he felt was a continued lack of urgency from the Indiana State House of Representatives in addressing the growing public outcry over pressing issues like a recent property tax increase in the state.
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Jon Elrod said that as someone who never desired to seek higher office the thought of Congress seemed absurd.
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Jon Elrod cited partisanship, influence-peddling, and wedge issues as the reason for sagging Congressional approval ratings.
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Jon Elrod was endorsed by Senator Richard Lugar and The Indianapolis Star.