[2] Prior to this election, Aldridge worked as a farmer, a firefighter, a small business owner, and was the chief of staff to Federal Member for the Division of O'Connor Tony Crook.
He spent the next six years as a career firefighter, primarily at the Belmont, Western Australia fire station.
He served as a policy adviser to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands and later as the State Director of The Nationals WA.
The Agricultural Region includes the Legislative Assembly electorates of Central Wheatbelt, Geraldton, Moore, and Roe, an area of 281,264 sq.km.
[2][3][5] Aldridge was again re-elected at the 11 March 2017 election for a term commencing 22 May 2017 to represent The Nationals WA in the Legislative Council Seat of the Agricultural Region.