Representative Keith M. Ellison's Biography

Biographical

Full Name: Keith M. Ellison
Current Office: U.S. House - District 5, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kim; 4 Children: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Amirah
Birth Date: 08/04/1963
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Religion: Muslim

JD, University of Minnesota Law School, Twin Cities, 1990
BA, Economics, Wayne State University, 1987

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2004-2006

Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Global Health
Member, Children's Environmental Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Adoption Caucus
Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Founder, Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional E911 Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Vice Chair, Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality Caucus
Member, Congressional Populist Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
Member, Green Jobs Caucus
Member, House Democracy Assistance Commission
Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
Member, Pro-Choice Caucus
Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Attorney, Hassan and Reed, Limited
Executive Director, Legal Rights Center, Incorporated
Attorney, Linquist and Vennum

Co-Founder, Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota

  • Father's Name:

    Leonard Ellison

  • Father's Occupation:

    Physician (Ret)

  • Favorite Athlete:

    Muhammad Ali

  • Favorite Author:

    Aldous Huxley

  • Favorite Book:

    Look Homeward Angel

  • Favorite Color:

    Green

  • Favorite Movie:

    Phenomenon

  • Favorite Musician:

    Stevie Wonder

  • Favorite President and Why:

    JFK because he was an inspirational leader.

  • Favorite Quote:

    We shall never negotiate out of fear, we shall never fear to negotiate." -JFK.

  • Favorite Sport:

    Football

  • Mother's Name:

    Clida Cora Martinez Ellison

  • Mother's Occupation:

    Social Worker

  • Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Priority Issues:

    Peace, Working Class Prosperity, Environmental Sustainability, Civil and Human Rights.

 

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://forms.house.gov/ellison/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://ellison.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepKeithEllison

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Keith.Ellison

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/ellisoncampaign

Washington, D.C.
2244 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-4755

District
2100 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Phone: 612-522-1212

Key Staff
Kari Moe
Chief of Staff
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2305

Phone: 202-225-4755
Fax: 202-225-4886

Key Staff
Rick Jauert
Press Secretary
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2305

Phone: 202-225-4755
Fax: 202-225-4886

Key Staff
Aya Johnson
Scheduler
1130 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2305

Phone: 202-225-4755
Fax: 202-225-4886