Jim Ellison | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district | |
In office January 1, 2017 –December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jim Townsend |
Succeeded by | Dylan Wegela |
Mayor of Royal Oak,Michigan | |
In office 2003 –December 31,2016 | |
Preceded by | William Urich |
Succeeded by | Michael Fournier |
Personal details | |
Born | January 7,1952 Royal Oak,Michigan |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jodie |
Children | 8 |
Residence | Royal Oak,Michigan |
Jim Ellison (born January 7,1952) [1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2017-2022. [2] [3] He is a member of the Democratic Party. He now serves as Oakland County's Chief of Older Adult Services,a position introduced in 2023. [3]
Ellison started his career as a construction cost estimator with Ronnisch Construction Group and Barton Malow Company,with the latter being where he spent most of his career. [1] [4] [5] He also worked in business development at Royal Oak Storage. [1]
Ellison held a number of elected offices before joining the state legislature. [1] [3] He was a commissioner for the City of Royal Oak from 1991-1995. He was also the longest-serving mayor of Royal Oak,Michigan,holding office from 2003-2016,when he left to join the Michigan House of Representatives. [1] [3] [5]
Ellison vacated his position as mayor of Royal Oak in 2016 to take his seat in the state legislature,which he held through 2022. [3] [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Ellison | 26,785 | 59.37 | N/A | |
Republican | Randy LeVasseur | 18,333 | 40.63 | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Ellison | 27,962 | 68.51 | N/A | |
Republican | Al Gui | 12,853 | 31.49 | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Ellison | 33,208 | 63.66 | N/A | |
Republican | Chris Meister | 18,955 | 36.34 | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
He resides in Royal Oak with his wife, Jodie, the manager of the Royal Oak Animal Shelter. [1] [4] [5] He has eight children - Emilie, Brian, Bradley, Sarah, Jonathan, Jacob, Madeline, and Isaac - and 16 grandchildren. [1] [4] [5] Ellison was the founding chairman of the Woodward Dream Cruise, and uses his free time to work on a classic 1955 Ford Centerline. [4] [5] He also enjoys spending time with his dogs, cats, rabbits, pig and Canadian goose. [4] [5]
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