Eddy was living in Plantation, Florida when he entered and won the 1963 election for the Florida House of Representatives. His district represented Broward County where he was the first Republican elected to a State office since the Reconstruction era. He was re-elected three times and served on several committees, including the influential Rules and Appropriations Committees. He was also the Vice Chairman of the Pari-Mutuels Affairs Committee and the Government Organization Committee where he took an active part in changing Florida's Administrative division from 106 agencies to 4 departments. He was on the Florida Legislative Counsel which was responsible for publishing Florida Statutes. Eddy was the Florida House Minority Leader from 1966 until 1968.
