| Johnny Ellis | |
| Office: | Majority Leader of the Alaska Senate |
| Term Start: | January 19, 2009 |
| Term End: | January 18, 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Gary Stevens |
| Successor: | Kevin Meyer |
| State Senate1: | Alaska |
| District1: | I |
| Term Start1: | January 15, 2013 |
| Term End1: | January 14, 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Redistricted |
| Successor1: | Tom Begich |
| State Senate2: | Alaska |
| District2: | L |
| Term Start2: | January 20, 2003 |
| Term End2: | January 15, 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Randy Phillips |
| Successor2: | Redistricted |
| State Senate3: | Alaska |
| District3: | H |
| Term Start3: | January 11, 1993 |
| Term End3: | January 20, 2003 |
| Predecessor3: | Pat Pourchot |
| Successor3: | Scott Ogan |
| State House4: | Alaska |
| District4: | 12B |
| Term Start4: | January 19, 1987 |
| Term End4: | January 11, 1993 |
| Predecessor4: | Donald Clocksin |
| Successor4: | Constituency abolished |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Harrison, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | Claremont McKenna College (BA) |
Johnny Ellis (March 13, 1960 – February 9, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate from 1992 to 2017. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1986 through 1992.
Ellis was born in Springfield, Missouri, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1975.[1] Ellis was an Eagle Scout. After graduating from Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1978, he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage for one year before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1982.
Ellis served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993. He was then elected to the Alaska Senate, representing the H district from 1993 to 2003. Ellis represented the L district from 2003 to 2013 and the I district from 2013 to 2017. From 2009 to 2011, Ellis served as majority leader of the Senate. Outside of politics, Ellis was a commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and operated several small businesses.[2]
In 2016, Ellis spoke publicly about his health issues, including battles with prostate cancer, and multiple sclerosis. He also came out as gay.[3]
Ellis died on February 9, 2022, at the age of 61.[4]