Assemblyman John Ellison

Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2011-2014 (first elected November 2010)—two regular sessions

Other Public Service

  • United States Marine Corps
  • Blue Ribbon Task Force to Evaluate Nevada Department of Transportation Long-Range Projects (two terms)
  • Elko City Council
  • Elko City Planning Commission
  • Elko County Board of Commissioners
  • Liaison, Elko County Senior Activity Programs Board
  • Fire Science Academy Task Force
  • Board of Trustees, Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons, 2009-2010
  • Past President, Nevada Association of Counties, 2007
  • Chair, Elko Fourth of July Celebration
  • Member, Audit Committee, Nevada Association of Counties
  • Co-Chair, Elko Veterans Day Parade
  • Vice Chair, Public Lands Steering Committee, and Member, Public Lands-Clean Water Act Committee, National Association of Counties

Other Achievements

  • President, Elko County Board of Commissioners, 2002-2010
  • Small business owner for over 20 years

Affiliations

  • Elko Lions Club
  • Elko Rotary Club
  • John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, California
  • National Rifle Association
  • Member, State Contractors’ Board, 2008-2010
  • Crop Assistance Program, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Participant, Federal Funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program, U.S. Department of the Interior

Education

  • Elko High School

Personal

Occupation: Electrical Contractor
Recreation: Flying; shooting; spending time with family, grandchildren, and friends
Born: 1953, Elko, Nevada
Spouse: Cindy
Children: Billy, Michelle, Nicole, John Jr. (Deceased)