Michael Ellis (American politician)

Michael G. Ellis (February 21, 1941 – July 20, 2018) was an American Republican politician. He served 44 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, including 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1971–1983) and 32 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1983–2015), and was President of the Wisconsin Senate for the 101st Wisconsin Legislature and most of the 100th.

Michael G. Ellis
President of the Wisconsin State Senate
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byFred Risser
Succeeded byMary Lazich
In office
January 3, 2011 – July 17, 2012
Preceded byFred Risser
Succeeded byFred Risser
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byGary Goyke
Succeeded byRoger Roth
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded bySteven C. Brist
Constituency55th district
In office
January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1973
Preceded byGordon R. Bradley
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyWinnebago 3rd district
Personal details
Born(1941-02-21)February 21, 1941
Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 77)
Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSandy Ellis
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (B.S.)
ProfessionLegislator, farmer, teacher

Biography

Ellis, a native of Neenah, Wisconsin, attended Neenah High School and earned a B.S. in secondary education at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1965). He served in the State Senate from 1982 to 2015 and represented the 19th District from 1998 to 2015.

He was President of the Senate two times between 2011 and 2015. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1970 through 1980. Ellis also served on the Neenah Common Council from 1969 until 1975.[1]

In April 2014, Ellis announced he would not run for re-election in 2014,[2] two days after the release of a video where Ellis was shown "discussing the creation of an illegal political action committee to attack his [Democratic] challenger".[3][4][5]

Death

Ellis died at his home in Neenah on July 20, 2018, aged 77.[6][7]

References
  1. "Ellis, Michael G. (profile)". Wisconsinhistory.org. February 21, 1941. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. DeFour, Matthew (April 12, 2014). "Senate President Mike Ellis announces he wouldn't seek re-election". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. Marley, Patrick; Stein, Jason (April 11, 2014). "Mike Ellis drops out of state Senate race". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. Marley, Patrick; Stein, Jason (April 9, 2014). "GOP's Mike Ellis caught on recording talking of illegal fundraising". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. Alberta, Tim (May–June 2018). "James O'Keefe Can't Get No Respect". Politico. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. "WTMJ". Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. "Former Wisconsin Senate President Mike Ellis dies at 77 - SFGate". www.sfgate.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018.
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