[citation needed] On June 8, 2004, Ballentine defeated the 16-year incumbent, Rick Quinn, who served as the House Majority Leader.
[citation needed] Ballentine was elected Vice Chairman of the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee during his freshman year (2005).
[citation needed] During 2009 and 2010, Ballentine was the chief cosponsor, with then-Representative Nikki Haley, pushing for more accountability with On-The-Record Voting.
The bill requires every elected official (from school board, to county office holders, etc.)
[citation needed] Ballentine is the Chairman of the Regulations Subcommittee in the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.