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Johnny Ellis
Johnny Ellis (b. March 13, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Alaska State Senate, representing District J from 1993 to 2017.
Ellis served as the Senate Minority Leader from 1998 to 2008, Senate Majority Leader from 2008 to 2012, then again as Minority Leader from 2013 to 2014. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1986 through 1992.
Ellis passed away on February 10, 2022.[1]
Biography
Ellis earned his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College in 1982.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ellis served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health & Social Services |
| • Labor & Commerce |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ellis served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Health & Social Services |
| • Labor & Commerce |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ellis served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Community & Regional Affairs |
| • Finance |
| • Health & Social Services |
| • Rules |
| • Senate World Trade |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ellis served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Finance |
| • Health & Social Services |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Tom Begich ran unopposed in the Alaska State Senate District J general election.[2][3]
| Alaska State Senate, District J General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Tom Begich (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||
Tom Begich defeated Ed Wesley in the Alaska State Senate District J Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Alaska State Senate, District J Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Begich |
62.46% | 1,629 | |
| Democratic | Ed Wesley | 37.54% | 979 | |
| Total Votes | 2,608 | |||
2012
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012
Ellis won re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska State Senate District 9 (I). He ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012 Democratic primary and defeated Paul Kendall (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnny Ellis Incumbent |
68.1% | 6,818 | |
| Republican | Paul Kendall | 31.9% | 3,190 | |
| Total Votes | 10,008 | |||
2010
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2010
Ellis won re-election to the District L seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Richard M. Wanda in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Alaska State Senate, District L General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Johnny Ellis (D)
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6,159 | |||
| Richard M. Wanda (R) | 3,852 | |||
2006
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2006
In 2006, Ellis was re-elected to the Alaska State Senate, District L. Ellis ran unopposed in the election taking 7,105 votes.[10]
| Alaska State Senate, District L (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Johny Ellis (D)
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7,105 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.
- Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."[11]
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20.
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2013
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In 2013, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 15 to April 14. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
2012
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In 2012, the 27th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to April 15. It was in special session from April 15 to April 30.
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Recent news
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See also
- Alaska State Legislature
- Alaska State Senate
- Alaska Senate Committees
- Alaska State Senate District J
External links
- Alaska State Senate website of Senator Johnny Ellis
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
- Alaska House Democratic Caucus biography
- Johnny Ellis on Facebook
- Johnny Ellis on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Johnny Ellis, longtime Anchorage state senator, dies at age 61," accessed June 27, 2022
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About ABRC," accessed September 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hollis French, II (D) |
Alaska State Senate District J 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by Tom Begich (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska State Senate District I 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Berta Gardner (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Alaska State Senate District L 1993–2013 |
Succeeded by Kevin Meyer (R) |
