What is Johnny Ellis?
[[File:Johnny Ellis of Alaska.jpg|right|200px]] '''Johnny Ellis''' (March 13, 1960 &ndash; February 9, 2022) was an American politician. He was a member of the [[Alaska Senate]] from 1992 to 2017. He was a member of the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] from 1986 through 1992. Ellis was born in [[Springfield, Missouri]]. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Ellis was the state senate's majority leader from 2009 until 2011. In 2016, Ellis was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] and [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref name=service>{{cite web|last1=Wohlforth|first1=Charles|title=Sen. Johnny Ellis sacrificed his private life for public service|url=https://www.adn.com/opinions/2016/11/16/sen-johnny-ellis-sacrificed-his-private-life-for-public-service/|work=[[Alaska Dispatch News]]|date=17 November 2016|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> He was also openly [[gay]].<ref name=service/> Ellis died on February 9, 2022 from [[cardiac arrest]] caused by his cancer and multiple sclerosis at his brother's home in [[Harrison, Arkansas]] at the age of 61.<ref>[https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/10/former-state-sen-johnny-ellis-has-died/ Former state Sen. Johnny Ellis has died]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Johnny}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Alaska]] [[Category:Politicians from Missouri]] [[Category:People from Springfield, Missouri]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:American LGBT politicians]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Arkansas]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] [[Category:Deaths from multiple sclerosis]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] {{US-bio-stub}}