Brian Ellis (American politician)

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Brian L. Ellis
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
January 4, 2005[1] – March 18, 2019
Preceded byGuy Travaglio
Succeeded byMarci Mustello
Personal details
Born1969 (age 52–53)
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Monica Ellis
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(div. 2019)​
ResidenceButler Township
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh

Brian L. Ellis (born 1969) is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, who represented the 11th House district in Butler County. He served as Chairman of the House Consumer Affairs Committee until 2019.

Personal[]

Born in 1969 in Butler, Pennsylvania,[2] Ellis graduated from Butler Senior High School and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in communications. Prior to his election, he worked for his family's automobile dealership in Western Pennsylvania.

Political career[]

Ellis first won a seat in the House in 2004, finishing first in a three-way Republican Party (United States) primary and going on to defeat Democrat Fred Vero with 55.9% of the vote.[3][4]

In 2006, he defeated a challenger in the Republican primary with 78% of the vote and won the general election over Democrat Bill Neel with over 64% of the vote.[5][6]

Ellis was unopposed in the 2008 primary and was opposed in the general election by Democrat Dave Wilson.[7] He was re-elected in the 2010 general election.

Ellis has served as the Pennsylvania State Leader for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[8]

Accusations and Resignation[]

In January 2019, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office opened a criminal investigation into allegations Ellis had raped a female state employee while she was incapacitated, prompting members of the Pennsylvania state house, including the Republican leadership, to call for his resignation.[9][10] The victim later issued a complaint to the Pennsylvania House Ethics Committee detailing the alleged assault. Ellis, who was married at the time, denied the accusations, but leading Republicans began to call for a full investigation.[11][12] He resigned on March 18, 2019, six days after the complaint was issued.[13]

In August 2019, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo declined to charge Ellis.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2005 - 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2005-01-04.
  2. ^ "Brian L. Ellis". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania 2004 Primary Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania 2004 General Election Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania 2006 Primary Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "Pennsylvania 2004 General Election Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27.
  7. ^ "Pennsylvania 2008 Primary Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "State Chairmen". American Legislative Exchange Council. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05.
  9. ^ Murphy, Jan (2019-01-25). "Pa. state rep. facing sexual assault investigation by Dauphin County DA's office". pennlive.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  10. ^ Murphy, Jan (2019-01-25). "House GOP leaders call on Rep. Brian Ellis to resign after sexual assault allegation". pennlive.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  11. ^ "Pa. House Republicans Call On Butler Co. Lawmaker To Quit Over Sexual Assault Allegations". pittsburgh.cbslocal.com. January 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Farnoush Amiri (March 19, 2019). "Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Ellis resigns after allegations of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman". nbcnews.com.
  13. ^ Navratil, Liz (2019-03-18). "State Rep. Brian Ellis, accused of sexual assault, resigns". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  14. ^ "Pa. prosecutor won't charge ex-Rep. Brian Ellis over sex assault claim". triblive.com. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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