Jim Ellison (Michigan politician)

For other people named James Ellison, see James Ellison (disambiguation).

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Jim Ellison
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district
In office January 1, 2017 –December 31, 2022
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	26,785	59.37	N/A
	Republican	Randy LeVasseur	18,333	40.63	N/A
Majority					N/A
	Democratic hold		Swing

Michigan House of Representatives District 26 Election, 2018 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	27,962	68.51	N/A
	Republican	Al Gui	12,853	31.49	N/A
Majority					N/A
	Democratic hold		Swing

Michigan House of Representatives District 26 Election, 2020 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	33,208	63.66	N/A
	Republican	Chris Meister	18,955	36.34	N/A
Majority					N/A
	Democratic hold		Swing

Personal life

He resides in Royal Oak with his wife, Jodie, the manager of the Royal Oak Animal Shelter. ^{[1] [4] [5]} He has seven children - Emilie, Brian, Bradley, Sarah, Jonathan, Jacob, Isaac - and 13 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]}

References

1. "2021-2022 Michigan Manual" (PDF). Legislature.MI.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
2. "News From Rep. Ellison". December 19, 2016.
3. "Former Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison named Oakland County chief of Older Adult Services". www.cbsnews.com. January 12, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
4. "Oakland County Executive Names Jim Ellison New Chief of Older Adult Services". Oakland County Times. January 12, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
5. "Former Royal Oak mayor, state rep to head county's new Older Adult Services". Daily Tribune. January 13, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
6. "Royal Oak's longest-serving mayor heads for state House". Detroit Free Press .
7. "2016 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/08/2016". mielections.us.
8. "2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018". mielections.us.
9. "2020 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/03/2020". mielections.us.