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Brandon Ellington (born November 18, 1980) is an American politician who served in the
Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
from 2012 to 2019. His tenure there was reportedly summarized as having focused "on revamping the state's criminal justice system, promoting economic development, and advocating for equal rights" against challenges by the Republican-dominated legislature. On July 31, 2019 he resigned ahead of his impending term limit, to serve on the
Kansas City, Missouri City Council The Kansas City, Missouri City Council represents the population of more than 500,000 citizens. Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the state, divided into 6 districts, based on population. Each district is assigned one council member, w ...
as the Third District at Large Councilmember. In City Council, he is on the Neighborhood, Planning, and Development Committee and is Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Housing Policy.


Personal life

Ellington graduated from Paseo High School in 1999, and went to MCC-Penn Valley and the
University of Missouri-Kansas City A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...
. He is married to Natasha Ellington and they share three children. They live in
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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellington, Brandon 1980 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly