Rodney Ellis

Rodney Glenn Ellis (born April 7, 1954) is an American politician who has served on the Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Ellis was elected to represent the Texas' 13th state senate district in the Texas Senate on February 13, 1990, and sworn into office on February 27, 1990. The district contains portions of Harris County, including downtown Houston, and Fort Bend County. In his 26-year tenure, Ellis passed 700 pieces of legislation. Ellis sat on the Senate State Affairs, Transportation, and Business & Commerce Committees. In previous sessions, Ellis chaired the Senate Finance, Jurisprudence, Government Organization, Intergovernmental Relations, and Open Government Committees.

On June 25, 2016, Ellis won the Democratic Party's nomination for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 1. He was elected county commissioner on November 8, 2016 and sworn into office on January 1, 2017. Provided by Wikipedia