Jeffrey Reed "Jeff" Wardlaw (born August 25, 1980)[1] is a farmer from Hermitage in Bradley County in south Arkansas who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 8, which he has represented since 2011.
He is a former vice chairman of the bipartisan Freshman Caucus, and received the "Legislator of the Year" award from the Arkansas Forestry Association.
[3] Wardlaw had been mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate for Arkansas's 4th congressional district seat vacated in 2015 by since freshman U.S.
However, Wardlaw instead ran without opposition for a fourth term in the state House in 2016,[5] but he switched parties a week after the general election.
Like Wardlaw, he too cited differences with the party on social issues as a main factor in his decision.