Ronald Ellis
Kansas State Representative, District 47 since 2016. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 2
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.3%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +32.3
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health and Human Services
- Transportation and Public Safety Budget
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Military · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ellis sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Ellis is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike King, Dan Goddard, Steve Huebert
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Ellis’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ellis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ellis | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | No | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ellis was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 | Won | R+32.3 |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 | Won | R+42.7 |
| 2018 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 | Won | R+26.5 |
| 2016 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 | Won | R+37.1 |
| 2012 | Kansas State Senate, District 2 | Lost | D+29.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ellis has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ellis has run against
- Mary T. Williams (D) · 2024 general, won
- Michael Caddell (D) · 2020 general, won
- George D. Hanna (D) · 2018 general, won
- Michael D. Caddell (D) · 2016 general, won
- Marci Francisco (D) · 2012 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ellis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6daed22d-40c3-492c-948a-d3de94499e53
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET