Tyrone Ellis
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 38th district
In office
January 1980  2017
Preceded byReed Herring
Succeeded byCheikh Taylor
Personal details
Born (1946-07-31) July 31, 1946
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Tyrone Ellis (born July 31, 1946) is an American pastor and politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 38th District, being first elected in 1979. He is a member of the Democratic party.[1]

In June 2017, Ellis announced his retirement from politics. He said he would continue serving as a pastor at the Running Water Baptist Church in Noxubee County, Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

Ellis attended Moor High School in Crawford, Mississippi.[3]

References

  1. "Tyrone Ellis". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. Pender, Geoff (June 30, 2017). "After 38 years, longtime state Rep. Tyrone Ellis retiring". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. McBride, Earnest (May 22, 2023). "Alumni of B. L. Moor High in Oktibbeha County plan 55-year commemoration on June 17". Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.


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