as political director, a role in which he helped lead the successful 2011 effort to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.

Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State, Eldridge founded the investment fund Hudson River Ventures in 2011 to address the growing issue of access to capital for small businesses in the Hudson Valley. He also founded the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz in 2013, which trains students