Tyrone Ellis (politician)

{{short description|American pastor and politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Tyrone Ellis

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| image = Representative Tyrone Ellis.jpg

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| state_house = Mississippi

| district = 38th

| term_start = January 1980

| term_end = 2017

| predecessor = Reed Herring

| successor = Cheikh Taylor

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|31}}

| birth_place = Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.

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| party = Democratic

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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.{{cite web|title=Tyrone Ellis|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3704/3650/tyrone-ellis|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

He was a dairy farmer and general contractor.https://books.google.com/books?id=ve8QmE8kdjIC&pg=PA91&dq=charles+bernard+sheppard+mississippi&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjb4PectdCMAxWXRTABHbGHF3UQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=charles%20bernard%20sheppard%20mississippi&f=false

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/30/longtime-state-rep-ellis-retires/444238001/|title=After 38 years, longtime state Rep. Tyrone Ellis retiring|last=Pender|first=Geoff|date=June 30, 2017|accessdate=15 July 2017}}