Assemblyman John C. Ellison

Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2011-2021 (first elected November 2010)—six regular and six special sessions
  • Speaker Pro Tempore, 2015
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Growth and Infrastructure; Natural Resources
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Growth and Infrastructure; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Transportation
  • 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
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Advisory Committee for a Veterans' Cemetery in Northern Nevada; Advisory Committee to Study Laws Concerning Sex Offender Registration; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of the Working Conditions at Licensed Brothels; Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs; Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Public Lands; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions; Advisory Committee for a Veterans' Cemetery in Northern Nevada
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Public Lands

Other Public Service

  • 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, John Jr. (Deceased)

Primary Sponsor

AB78 Revises provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-16)
AB93 Revises provisions relating to states of emergency or declarations of disaster proclaimed by the Governor. (BDR 36-41)
AB99 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-686)
AB117 Revises provisions related to wildlife. (BDR 45-68)
AB120 Exempts businesses that have gross revenue below a certain amount from the requirement to obtain a state business license. (BDR 7-594)
AB137 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-649)
AB144 Revises provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15-699)
AB156 Revises provisions governing the waiver by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada of certain fees for active members of the Nevada National Guard. (BDR 34-23)
AB162 Revises provisions relating to apprentices. (BDR 28-687)
AB163 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-690)
AB165 Revises provisions governing tuition for veterans. (BDR 34-681)
AB168 Revises provisions relating to riots. (BDR 15-518)
AB175 Revises provisions relating to abortion. (BDR 40-229)
AB176 Revises provisions relating to abortions. (BDR 40-655)
AB183 Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23-803)

Co-Sponsor

SCR3 Memorializes former state Senator Joseph M. Neal, Jr. (BDR R-901)
AB113 Provides that there is no limitation of time within which a criminal prosecution for sex trafficking must be commenced. (BDR 14-610)
AB127 Revises provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of peace officers and retired peace officers. (BDR 20-662)
SB130 Provides for a presidential preference primary election. (BDR 24-37)
SB133 Establishes provisions relating to obligations for the support of children. (BDR 11-552)
AB134 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-801)
AB159 Limits the civil liability of certain public schools for personal injury or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. (BDR 3-230)
AB185 Eliminates certain scheduled increases in the minimum wage. (BDR 53-688)
AB199 Provides for the designation and operation of charter agencies. (BDR 18-804)