Elliott Pritt

{{Short description|American politician (born 1933)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Elliott Pritt | birth_place = Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|March 23, 1990}} | party = Republican (from 2023) | other_party = Democratic (until 2023) | state_delegate = West Virginia | district = 50th | term_start = December 1, 2022 | predecessor = ''New boundaries'' | birth_name = David Elliott Pritt | spouse = Ashton | children = 4 | education = Concord University (BA, MA) | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 2008-2014 | rank = Staff Sergeant | unit = 353rd SOMXS, Kadena ABS, Japan 58th AMXS, Albuquerque, New Mexico | commands = AFSOC }}

'''David Elliott Pritt''' (born March 23, 1990) is an American politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates since 2022, representing the 50th district in Fayette County. Initially elected as a Democrat, he changed his party affiliation to Republican in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raby |first=John |date=2023-04-17 |title=W.Va. State Lawmaker Elliott Pritt Switches From Dem To GOP |url=https://wvpublic.org/w-va-state-lawmaker-elliott-pritt-switches-from-dem-to-gop/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=West Virginia Public Broadcasting |language=en-US}}</ref> Since becoming a member of the House Republican Caucus in 2023, Pritt was named Assistant Majority Leader of the House Republican Caucus by Speaker Roger Hanshaw for the 87th West Virginia Legislature in 2025. He serves under Majority Leader Pat McGeehan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Release |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/News_release/pressrelease.cfm?release=4084 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov}}</ref>

Pritt was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates on November 5, 2024 with nearly 70% of the total vote in a three-way race. Pritt currently represents one-third of Fayette County, West Virginia in the West Virginia House of Delegates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/Fayette/122776/web.345435/#/summary |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Background == Pritt was born in Beckley, West Virginia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, and a Master of Arts degree in teaching, both from Concord University. He is a Roman Catholic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Elliott Pritt |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Pritt,%20E. |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov}}</ref> He has served in the United States Air Force, and teaches history at Fayetteville Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=In their own words – Elliott Pritt, candidate for House District 50 |url=https://www.register-herald.com/under_the_dome/in-their-own-words-elliott-pritt-candidate-for-house-district-50/article_81383dd6-5c82-11ed-9e6a-5395feb66fcb.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Beckley Register-Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change|title=West Virginia's 50th House of Delegates district, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/115844/web.307039/#/detail/6800 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=West Virginia Secretary of State}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Elliott Pritt|votes=1,892|percentage=51.8}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Austin Haynes (incumbent)|votes=1,759|percentage=48.2}} {{Election box total no change|votes=3,651|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box new boundary win|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

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