Art Ellison (politician)

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|name = Art Ellison

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|office = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

|term_start = December 5, 2018

|term_end = March 23, 2024

|constituency = Merrimack 27th (2018–2022)
28th (2022–2024)

|predecessor =

|successor = Jim Snodgrass (elect)

|birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1943|10|07}}

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|death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2024|03|23|1943|10|25}}

|death_place = Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.

|spouse =

|children =

|residence = Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.

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|website =

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = Earlham College
Northwestern University
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Arthur Ellison (October 7, 1943 – March 23, 2024) was an American politician in the state of New Hampshire.

Education

Ellison earned a B.A. from Earlham College in 1965, an M.A.T. from Northwestern University, in 1966 and a Masters in Education from University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1978.{{cite web |URL=https://www.citizenscount.org/candidate/art-ellison|title=Arthur "Art" Ellison|publisher=Citizens Count |access-date=February 28, 2020}}

Political career

On November 6, 2018, Ellison was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented the Merrimack 27 district. Ellison assumed office on December 5, 2018. Ellison was a Democrat.{{cite web |URL=https://ballotpedia.org/Art_Ellison|title=Art Ellison|publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=February 28, 2020}} Ellison endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.{{cite web |title=Bernie 2020 rolls out New Hampshire endorsements |url=https://vtdigger.org/2019/05/15/bernie-2020-rolls-new-hampshire-endorsements/ |website=vtdigger.org |publisher=VTDigger |access-date=February 28, 2020 |date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=May 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516005408/https://vtdigger.org/2019/05/15/bernie-2020-rolls-new-hampshire-endorsements/ |url-status=dead }}

Personal life and death

Ellison resided in Concord, New Hampshire.{{cite web |URL=https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=9168|title=Representative Arthur Ellison (D)|publisher=New Hampshire General Court |access-date=February 28, 2020}} Ellison was married to Susan Gladstone, who died in 1992; they had two children. He died on March 23, 2024, at the age of 80.{{Cite news|url=https://www.concordmonitor.com/Art-Ellison-hospice-54365827|title=Art Ellison has one dying wish: Feed all New Hampshire students |last1=Towfighi|first1=Michaela|date=March 15, 2024|work=Concord Monitor|access-date=March 23, 2024|language=en-US}}{{cite web |URL=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/concord-nh/arthur-ellison-11725829|title=Obituary: Arthur Shumway Ellison|publisher=Dignity Memorial |access-date=April 1, 2024}}

References

Category:1943 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Earlham College alumni

Category:Northwestern University alumni

Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education alumni

Category:Politicians from Concord, New Hampshire

Category:Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court