Brandon Ellington | |
Office1: | Member of the Kansas City, Missouri City Council from the 3rd district |
Term Start1: | August 1, 2019 |
Term End1: | August 1, 2023 |
Office2: | Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 22nd district |
Term Start2: | January 9, 2013 |
Term End2: | July 31, 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Randy Asbury |
Successor2: | Yolanda Young (Missouri politician) |
Office3: | Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 41st district |
Term Start3: | January 4, 2012 |
Term End3: | January 9, 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Kiki Curls |
Successor3: | Ed Schieffer |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1980 |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Brandon Ellington (born November 18, 1980) is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2012 to 2019.[1] [2] His tenure there was reportedly summarized as having focused "on revamping the state's criminal justice system, promoting economic development, and advocating for equal rights" against challenges by the Republican-dominated legislature.
On July 31, 2019 he resigned ahead of his impending term limit, to serve on the Kansas City, Missouri City Council as the Third District at Large Councilmember.[3] In City Council, he is on the Neighborhood, Planning, and Development Committee and is Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Housing Policy.
Ellington graduated from Paseo High School in 1999, and went to MCC-Penn Valley and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
He is married to Natasha Ellington and they share three children. They live in Kansas City, Missouri.[4]