# John Ellison

John Ellison is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Nevada Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2011-02-07
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/87e878e2-fd19-4b55-a7b5-b76adf520e84

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87e878e2-fd19-4b55-a7b5-b76adf520e84 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

11% of the 18 bills Ellison sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 21 in the Nevada Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.04), from 18 donors and 249 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 94.8% (94.6%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-11-19 · voted not voting · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 10 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-38) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB10/
- 2025-11-19 · voted not voting · Senate (4th Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-19 · voted not voting · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 5 Enacts the Nevada Studio Infrastructure Jobs and Workforce Training Act. (BDR S-13) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB5/
- 2025-11-18 · voted not voting · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 6 Revises provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-23) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB6/
- 2025-11-18 · voted not voting · Senate (3rd Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 6 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-12) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB6/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 8 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB8/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 2 Revises provisions relating to alcoholic beverages. (BDR 32-24) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB2/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · AB 1 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-22) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB1/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 3 Revises provisions relating to public office. (BDR 24-21) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB3/

## Legislation (NV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 20. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 21 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 399: Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB399/
- SB 369: Revises provisions relating to financial institutions. (BDR 55-225) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB369/
- AB 421: Provides immunity from civil liability for certain acts and omissions of volunteer security personnel of a religious organization under certain circumstances.… (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB421/
- SB 302: Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 20-112) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB302/
- SB 310: Revises provisions relating to public monuments. (BDR 35-1013) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB310/
- SB 311: Imposes certain requirements upon certain alarm companies. (BDR 52-730) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB311/
- SJR 11: Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-1014) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SJR11/
- SB 267: Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 16-726) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB267/
- SB 236: Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 3-222) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB236/
- SB 219: Revises provisions relating to organized retail theft. (BDR 15-727) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB219/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.2K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/19
- X: https://x.com/EllisonAD33
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllisonForNevada/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellisonfornevada/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ellison-a7858246/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87e878e2-fd19-4b55-a7b5-b76adf520e84