Jim Ellison (born January 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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from 2017-2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He now serves as

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's Chief of Older Adult Services, a position introduced in 2023.

Early career

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. He also worked in business development at Royal Oak Storage. Ellison held a number of elected offices before joining the state legislature. He was a commissioner for the City of Royal Oak from 1991-1995. He was also the longest-serving mayor of

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, holding office from 2003-2016, when he left to join the Michigan House of Representatives.

State legislature

Ellison vacated his position as mayor of Royal Oak in 2016 to take his seat in the state legislature, which he held through 2022.

Michigan House of Representatives

Committee assignments

* Families, Children, and Seniors * Health Policy * Tax Policy * Local Government

Electoral history

Personal life

He resides in Royal Oak with his wife, Jodie, the manager of the Royal Oak Animal Shelter. He has seven children - Emilie, Brian, Bradley, Sarah, Jonathan, Jacob, Isaac - and 13 grandchildren. Ellison was the founding chairman of the Woodward Dream Cruise, and uses his free time to work on a classic 1955

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Centerline. He also enjoys spending time with his dogs, cats, rabbits, pig and Canadian goose.

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives People from Royal Oak, Michigan 21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature 21st-century mayors of places in Michigan 1952 births {{Michigan-MIRepresentative-stub