Anchorage Democratic Sen. Johnny Ellis announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection in the fall, ending his 30 years of service in the Alaska Legislature.
“It is almost impossible to imagine the Senate without him,” said Senate Minority Leader Berta Gardner, D-Anchorage, in a statement. “He has so much institutional memory, and has devoted so much of his life to improving the state he loves. He will be profoundly missed, but his legacy of good works is enormous and will carry forward.”
Ellis was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, and served there until elected to the Seante in 1992. During the 2016 session, Ellis was behind Senate Bill 23, a bill that made Narcan, a medication to prevent drug overdoses, more available to the general public. Gov. Bill Walker signed the bill into law.
