Date of Birth: May 7th, 1958
Education: BA History, Purdue University; Defense Intelligence College; Marine Corps Command and Staff College; Master’s Economics, University of Oklahoma; Distinguished Graduate and Master’s in Strategic Studies, Marine Corps War College
Occupation: Retired Marine Corps Officer and retired Defense Intelligence Officer
Spouse: Jean Ridenour
Children: William, Matthew, and Andrew; Grandchildren - Audrey
Parents: Barbara and the late William Ridenour
Religion: Wisconsin Synod, Lutheran
Affiliations: Member, West Virginia Citizens Defense League; Member, Gun Owners of America; Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW); Eastern Panhandle Business Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Delegate Ridenour was the Lead Sponsor of 30 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 38 | Returning control of roads in West Virginia to the Counties Amendment | Pending | |
| HB 2432 | Including certain Federal Law enforcement agencies in federal officers' peace-keeping authority statute | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2753 | Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2754 | Banning Foreign backed spending on State Ballot Issues | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2756 | Relating to legal actions concerning the exercise of a person’s constitutional rights | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2757 | Relating to the Anti-Terrorism Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2758 | Prohibiting geo-engineering | Pending | |
| HB 2759 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2801 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | Pending | |
| HB 2808 | To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2814 | Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises | Pending | |
| HB 2894 | Prohibiting human trafficking of illegal aliens | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | Signed | |
| HB 3004 | Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3091 | To revise and update all provisions of state code relating to the West Virginia State Guard | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3113 | Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3114 | Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversaries | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3124 | Change the Homestead Exemption | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3175 | Prohibit public utilities from making political or charitable contributions | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3291 | Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3295 | Troop- to-Teachers | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3454 | Allow school board members to run for the state legislature | Pending | |
| HB 3455 | Relating to requirements, prohibitions, and regulation of foreign principals or agents of foreign principals, lobbying by or on behalf of such foreign principals or their agents | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3461 | To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3462 | Tree removal at state expense | Pending | |
| HB 3463 | To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3464 | To establish civil liability for judges who knowingly violate the law, conduct unlawful hearings, or abuse litigants in the performance of their duties | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3467 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Pending | |
| HB 3479 | Reinstituting the maintenance of actions for alienation of affection and criminal conversation | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3493 | Protection of deployed service members | Pending | Judiciary |
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