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Ronald Ellis
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Kansas House of Representatives District 47
Tenure
2017 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
8
Compensation
Base salary
$86.66/session day
Per diem
$166/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Personal
Profession
Rancher
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Ronald Ellis (Republican Party) is a member of theKansas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 47. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Ellis (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theKansas House of Representatives to representDistrict 47. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Ellis taught for 37 years in the Oskaloosa School District. He owns and operates a cattle herd.[1]

Committee assignments

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2025-2026

Ellis was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Ellis was assigned to the following committees:


2021-2022

Ellis was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ellis was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2017
•Agriculture
•Federal and State Affairs
•Health and Human Services

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis defeatedMary Williams in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis (R)
 
66.1
 
8,298
Image of Mary Williams
Mary Williams (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.9
 
4,248

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Total votes: 12,546
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

Mary Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Williams
Mary Williams Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
627

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Total votes: 627
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis
 
100.0
 
1,991

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Total votes: 1,991
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis (R)
 
100.0
 
7,819

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Total votes: 7,819
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis
 
100.0
 
4,317

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Total votes: 4,317
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2020

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis defeatedMichael Caddell in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis (R)
 
71.4
 
8,209
Michael Caddell (D)
 
28.6
 
3,294

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Total votes: 11,503
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

Michael Caddell advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Michael Caddell
 
100.0
 
1,084

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Total votes: 1,084
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis
 
100.0
 
3,121

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Total votes: 3,121
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2018

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis defeatedGeorge Hanna in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis (R)
 
63.2
 
5,777
Image of George Hanna
George Hanna (D)
 
36.8
 
3,360

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Total votes: 9,137
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

George Hanna advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of George Hanna
George Hanna
 
100.0
 
1,124

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Total votes: 1,124
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentRonald Ellis advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Ronald Ellis
 
100.0
 
2,363

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Total votes: 2,363
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2016

See also:Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theKansas House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. IncumbentRamon Gonzalez (R) did not seek re-election.

Ronald B. Ellis defeatedMichael Caddell in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 general election.[2][3]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngRonald B. Ellis68.54%6,904
    DemocraticMichael Caddell31.46%3,169
Total Votes10,073
Source:Kansas Secretary of State


Michael Caddell ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngMichael Caddell (unopposed)


Ronald B. Ellis ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Republican primary.[4][5]

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngRonald B. Ellis (unopposed)

2012

See also:Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Ellis ran in the2012 election forKansas State Senate District 2. He defeatedJeremy Ryan Pierce in the Republican primary on August 7, and was defeated by incumbentMarci Francisco (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]

Kansas State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngMarci FranciscoIncumbent64.5%21,843
    Republican Ronald B. Ellis35.5%11,996
Total Votes33,839
Kansas State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2012
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Ellis63.4%2,588
Jeremy Pierce36.6%1,493
Total Votes4,081

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Ellis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Excerpt: "Ron is Pro-Life. Ron is a Fiscal Conservative. Education and Health care has played major roles in Ron’s life and are issues he is ready to tackle if elected...Ron is a friend to all Republicans and has the ability to build consensus on the issues."

Campaign finance summary

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Ronald Ellis campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024*Kansas House of Representatives District 47Won general$19,125 $0
2022Kansas House of Representatives District 47Won general$12,800 $0
2020Kansas House of Representatives District 47Won general$18,978 N/A**
2018Kansas House of Representatives District 47Won general$20,664 N/A**
2016Kansas House of Representatives, District 47Won$10,570 N/A**
Grand total$82,137 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 30.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2023

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show].   

In 2023, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].   

In 2022, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 23.

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].   

In 2021, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].   

In 2020, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 21. A special session convened from June 3 to June 4.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].   

In 2019, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].   

In 2018, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].   

In 2017, theKansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.




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