Brandon Ellington
Minority Whip
Hometown: Kansas City
Counties: Kansas City, Jackson
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Ex-officio member of all committees of the House
Special Committee on Homeland Security, Ranking Minority Member
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Sammie Arnold
Brandon.Ellington@house.mo.gov
Representative Brandon Ellington, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County and Independence in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in a November 2011 special election.
During his time in the House of Representatives, Rep. Ellington has served as the Chairman of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus (2015-2017), the Vice Chairman of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus (2013-2015), and he is currently serving as the House Minority Whip.
Rep. Ellington is actively involved in the community by working with food pantries, starting programs to initiate neighborhood cleanup, mentorship, elderly assistance and community outreach, and coaching youth basketball. He is the cofounder of Voices of the People, a member of We the People, and serves as president of I Am My Brother's Keeper. He is also a member of Giving Yourself Real Love (G.Y.R.L.).
Rep. Ellington is dedicated to being an advocate for the underprivileged and disenfranchised. He has introduced legislation proposing full decriminalization of marijuana-related offenses in the state of Missouri and supports legislation that expunges the records of those charged with marijuana-related offenses. Rep. Ellington also supports the immediate release of those incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses, should decriminalization pass.
Rep. Ellington lives in Kansas City and was born on November 18, 1980. He is a 1999 graduate of Paseo High School in Kansas City and attended Penn Valley University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Increases the time after a child's birth that the father has to file an action to establish paternity prior to an adoption or to file a notice with the Putative Father Registry.
Requires all food and food products sold in Missouri that are or contain genetically modified products to be labeled as such.
Designates May 19 as "Malcolm X Observation Day" in Missouri.
Establishes the Malcolm X Day Commission to organize activities and events in honor of the civil rights leader.
Designates May 19 of each year as "El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Observation Day" in Missouri.
Establishes the Customer Utility Protection Act.
Prohibits employers from discriminating in providing compensation based on gender for the same work.
Allows school districts to create magnet schools and changes provisions regarding the powers of superintendents.
Repeals provisions that prohibit students who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving postsecondary education public benefits.
Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program whose funds are used to reopen closed manufacturing facilities.
Requires the Department of Revenue to include in the Missouri Driver Guide educational material on vehicular stops and searches by law enforcement.
Establishes law enforcement procedures relating to racial profiling, searches and seizures, and traffic stops.
Allows a victim or witness of a crime to be granted an automatic full order of protection if such victim or witness is fearful of his or her safety.
Modifies when a person may be eligible for parole if such person was under 21 years of age when the offense was committed and was sentenced after January 1, 1976.
Requires the Department of Corrections to perform specified actions to improve the ability of working inmates to obtain employment upon release from incarceration.
Establishes the Missouri Innocence Commission.
Establishes the "Make America Great Again Act" and repeals provisions that prohibit persons who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving certain benefits.
Requires same-day service for driver's license issuance and renewal.
Establishes provisions regarding the limited legalization of marijuana.
Gives owners of non-commercial motor vehicles the option of permanent registration.
Allows certain small businesses to be eligible to claim any state tax incentive that certain corporations may claim.
Specifies that students shall take a world history course in order to graduate from high school.
Requires election authorities to make available at least one electronic voting machine per polling location for blind or visually impaired voters at an election in order to comply with federal law
Changes certain laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights regarding discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity
Requires children under two years of age to be secured in rear-facing child passenger restraint systems
Changes the law regarding minimum prison terms
Modifies the calculation of consecutive minimum terms of imprisonment
Creates the offense of shooting a victim while surrendering
HCR 19 - (0549H.01I)
Calls for an Article V convention of states to modify the thirteenth amendment of the United States Constitution
Calls for the Missouri Legislature to modify the Act of Admission to remove involuntary servitude
Encourages collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to end motorcycle profiling
Celebrates diversity and affirms the right to boycott
HJR 3 - (0473H.01I)
Proposes a constitutional amendment to require public approval in the relevant county before authorizing tax increment financing