Assemblyman John C. Ellison

Minority Whip Rural
Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2011-2017 (first elected November 2010)—four regular and four special sessions
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Transportation
  • Speaker Pro Tempore, 2015
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Taxation
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Public Lands

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
  • Elko County Senior Activity Programs Board Liaison
  • Fire Science Academy Task Force
  • Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons, Board of Trustees, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Association of Counties, Past President, 2007
  • Elko Fourth of July Celebration, Chair
  • Audit Committee, Nevada Association of Counties, Member
  • Elko Veterans Day Parade, Co-Chair
  • National Association of Counties, Public Lands Steering Committee, Vice Chair and Public Lands-Clean Water Act Committee, Member

Other Achievements

  • Elko County Board of Commissioners, President, 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
  • State Contractors’ Board, Member, 2008-2010
  • Crop Assistance Program, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Federal Funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, Participant

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, and John Jr. (Deceased)

Primary Sponsor

SJR1 Urges Congress to enact legislation transferring title to certain public lands to the State of Nevada in accordance with the report prepared by the Nevada Land Management Task Force. (BDR R-451)
AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
SJR2 Urges Congress to require the sharing of federal receipts from commercial activity on certain public lands with the State of Nevada and its counties. (BDR R-452)
AB97 Revises provisions governing wills. (BDR 12-505)
AB98 Revises provisions governing child support. (BDR 11-49)
AB99 Makes various changes concerning construction and labor camps. (BDR 40-53)
AB100 Requires the Attorney General to bring an action to protect and secure certain constitutional rights of residents of this State under certain circumstances. (BDR 18-50)
AB101 Revises provisions governing motor carriers. (BDR 58-69)
AB120 Clarifies rights of public school pupils regarding the free exercise of religion and freedom of expression. (BDR 34-520)
AB121 Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-173)
SB125 Makes various changes related to recruiting, retaining, stabilizing and expanding regional commercial air service in this State. (BDR 18-610)
SB129 Limits civil liability of certain persons for injuries or death resulting from certain equine activities. (BDR 3-611)
SB130 Converts the Department of Wildlife into the Division of Wildlife of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (BDR 45-613)
AB136 Makes various changes relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-561)
AB137 Revises provisions governing contractors. (BDR 54-513)
SB138 Revises provisions governing the forfeiture of property. (BDR 14-222)
AB139 Revises provisions governing the issuance of permits to carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-522)
SB143 Revises provisions governing concealed firearms. (BDR 15-221)
AB157 Revises provisions governing service animals. (BDR 38-638)
AB160 Makes various changes relating to courts. (BDR 1-453)
AB167 Authorizes the storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition on the premises of a family foster home or by certain persons who reside in a family foster home under certain circumstances. (BDR 38-234)
AB187 Revises provisions governing the selection of providers of health care. (BDR 53-898)
AB208 Revises provisions governing certain sexual offenses. (BDR 14-233)
AB241 Creates the Women Veterans Advisory Committee. (BDR 36-579)
AB244 Provides an enhanced penalty for committing certain repeat graffiti offenses. (BDR 15-736)
AB277 Prohibits state action from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-859)
AB352 Revises provisions relating to concealed firearms. (BDR 15-1070)
AB357 Revises provisions relating to the prohibition against the ownership, possession and control of firearms by certain persons. (BDR 14-846)
AB368 Repeals provisions creating and providing for the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. (BDR 57-1066)

Co-Sponsor

ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
AJR4 Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing states to establish daylight saving time as the standard time throughout the calendar year. (BDR R-583)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AJR8 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require approval of certain initiative measures by a two-thirds vote. (BDR C-916)
AB123 Designates the square dance as the official dance of the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-677)
AB131 Revises provisions governing the Department of Motor Vehicles and registration under the Selective Service System. (BDR 43-624)
AB140 Revises provisions governing certain domestic relations matters involving veterans with a service-connected disability. (BDR 11-519)
SB142 Revises provisions governing motor vehicles. (BDR 43-718)
AB148 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR5-242)
AB163 Provides for the creation of rangeland fire protection associations. (BDR 42-43)
SB169 Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-599)
AB170 Revises provisions governing general obligations. (BDR 30-917)
AB171 Revises provisions relating to the use of force in defense of persons and property. (BDR 15-817)
AB176 Revises various provisions relating to transportation. (BDR 22-649)
AB177 Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-627)
AB179 Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
AB180 Revises provisions governing the biennial audit requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-569)
AB182 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by local government employers. (BDR 23-646)
SB183 Makes various changes relating to the Nevada Transportation Authority. (BDR 58-717)
SB184 Revises provisions concerning the Nevada Transportation Authority. (BDR 58-716)
AB185 Revises provisions governing product liability. (BDR 3-856)
AB190 Revises provisions governing public employees' retirement. (BDR 23-184)
AB217 Revises provisions governing off-highway vehicles. (BDR 43-994)
SB229 Provides for the issuance of special license plates indicating support for Second Amendment rights. (BDR 43-713)
AB249 Makes various changes relating to collective bargaining. (BDR 23-521)
AB266 Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-919)
AB269 Revises provisions governing professional licensing. (BDR 54-899)
AB280 Revises provisions relating to relations between local governments and certain public employees. (BDR 23-858)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB282 Revises provisions governing real property. (BDR 3-855)
AB287 Prohibits a person from making or causing to be made certain nonemergency telephone calls under certain circumstances. (BDR 15-922)
AB300 Creates the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Administration. (BDR 18-581)
AB303 Revises provisions governing academic standards in public schools. (BDR 34-886)
AB316 Revises provisions governing the taxation of certain deliveries and transfers of firearms. (BDR 32-918)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
AB319 Requires the board of trustees of each school district to prepare and submit to the Legislature quarterly financial reports. (BDR 34-823)
AB321 Revises provisions relating to school police officers. (BDR 34-925)
AB351 Revises provisions relating to projects to benefit charter schools. (BDR 34-1012)
AB353 Revises provisions governing public purchasing and contracting. (BDR 27-920)
AB356 Prohibits certain unlawful acts. (BDR 3-844)
AB377 Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
AB408 Enacts provisions relating to certain uses of land and the exercise of law enforcement authority in this State. (BDR 26-1060)