Senator Arthur Ellis
- District
- 28
- County
- Charles
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Finance Committee
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Finance Committee
- Annapolis Info
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301 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3616
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3616
Fax 410-841-3682
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301 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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302 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3616
Fax 410-841-3682
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302 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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arthur.ellis@senate.state.md.us
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- Party
- Democrat
Denotes enacted legislation
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2024 Deputy Majority Leader
- 2023 Finance Committee
- 2023 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds
- 2019 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2023 Apprenticeship 2030 Commission
- 2021 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 8, Charles, St Marys and Calvert Counties' Delegation
- 2024 Financial Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2019)
- 2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, 2020-2023; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2019-2023.
- Public Service
- State Advisory Council on Serious Illness Care, 2024-; Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages in Charles County, 2023-; Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Charles County Public Schools, 2022-; Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission, 2021-; Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland, 2019-; President, UMBC, Meyerhoff Parents Association; Chair, Charles County NAACP Communications Committee; Chair, Charles County NAACP 75th Anniversary Planning Committee; Officer, The Historic Willing Helpers Society; Member, University of Maryland Extension Advisory Council; Stroke and Turn, Chief Judge, USA Swimming; University of Maryland Extension Certified Volunteer Leader; Coach, Charles County 4H Robotics Team; Advisor, Charles County Public School Office of Gifted Education; Western Charles County Community Association.
- Memberships
- The American Legion, 2005-; Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Life Member; American Association of CPAs; Maryland Association of CPAs, Life Member.
- Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award, AmeriCorps and the Office of the President of the United States, 2023; The Willing Helpers Society Beacon Award, 2022; Legislator of the Year, Maryland Military Coalition, 2020; Hall of Fame, Charles County NAACP Hall of Fame, 2018; Inductee, University of Maryland Alumni Lifetime Member Wall, 2017; Outsanding 4H Volunteer Leader Award, UMD Extension, Charles County, 2016; Businessperson of the Year, FBLA National Leadership, 1994; United States Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, 1989; Oklahoma Achiever Award for Community Service, 1985; Commanders' Trophy for Superior Cadet Leadership, USAF R.O.T.C, 1982.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Jamaica, West Indies in 1961; Emigrated to the United States in 1970; Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, 1979; University of Maryland, College Park, Scholar, United States Air Force, R.O.T.C., 1979-1983; University of Maryland, B.S., Chemistry 1983; U.S. Air Force, 1983-1989, Commissioned as Second Lieutenant; U.S.Air Force Reserves 1989-2001; City University of New York, Herbert Lehman College, M.S., Accountancy, 1989; Certified Public Accountant, 1990-; Associate, Mitchell Titus Accounting Firm, New York, New York, 1990; Instructor, Maryland Association of CPAs Continuing Education Program, 1990; Accounting Instructor, University of Maryland University College, 1991-1993; Adjunct Professor of Accounting, University of the District of Columbia, 1991-1992; Business Owner, CPA, Chartered Global Management Accountant, 2012-; Married; two children.
Last Updated: 12/23/2024 3:03 PM