The Texas State Senate: District 13
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Senator Rodney Ellis: District 13
Occupation: Partner - Rice Financial Products Company; Shareholder - The Tagos Group; Of Counsel - Reaud, Morgan, & Quinn
Education: Texas Southern University, B.A.; LBJ School of Public Affairs, M.P.A.; University of Texas Law School, J.D.
Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 1990 - Present
Hometown: Houston
Party: Democrat
Senator Rodney Ellis was elected to the Texas Senate in 1990. During his tenure, he has earned praise as a leader on economic development, education, civil rights, responsible environmental policy, tax cuts for the middle class, and criminal justice issues, having passed over 500 bills.
He is the proud founder of the Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP). Since TLIP's inception, it has become the largest legislative internship program in the state. Senator Ellis has nearly $2 million in funding for the program, giving over 400 young people the opportunity to make a difference in Texas politics and public policy. Three former TLIP participants are currently members of the Texas House of Representatives.
Senator Ellis is the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Organization, which looks at measures to improve the efficiency of state government. He also sits on the Senate State Affairs, Criminal Justice, Transportation and Homeland Security, and Open Government Committees. He also has chaired the Senate Finance, Jurisprudence, and Intergovernmental Relations Committees in previous sessions.
Senator Ellis currently serves on the University of Texas School of Law Foundation Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Board of Directors, and the board of the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation. He also chairs the Board of Directors for the Innocence Project, Inc. of New York, and co-chairs the Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change.
Before his election to the Texas Senate, Senator Ellis served three terms as a member of the Houston City Council and as chief of staff to the late U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland. He holds a bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University, a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Ellis also studied at Xavier University of New Orleans and the London School of Economics.
Rodney Ellis is married to Licia Green-Ellis and has four children.
Texas Legislative Internship Program.
Speeding Down a Dead End Street The Looming Crisis in Texas Financial Aid


May 17, 2012 Statement of Senator Ellis Urging Passage of Dream Act
May 11, 2012 Ellis Asks Texas Secretary of State to Notify Public on Voter Requirements for Primaries
May 8, 2012 Senator Rodney Ellis and colleagues sent the following letter to the Texas Historical Commission regarding the continued efforts of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to replace plaques in the Texas Supreme Court building
April 30, 2012 Statement of Senator Rodney Ellis on Women's Health Program
April 11, 2012 Ellis Statement on Passing of Senator Carlos Truan
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Newsletter
Newsletter - 2011 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2009 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2008 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2007 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2006 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2005 (pdf)
Newsletter - 2004 (pdf)
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Office Information
| Capitol Address |
District Address |
The Honorable Rodney G. Ellis P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-0113 (512) 463-0006 (fax) |
440 Louisiana, Suite 575 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 236-0306 (713) 236-0604 (fax) |
| District Address |
District Address |
2440 Texas Parkway, Suite 110 Missouri City, Texas 77489 (281) 261-2360 (281) 261-4726 (fax) |
6100 Corporate Drive, Suite 288 Houston, TX 77036 (281) 564-2228 (281) 564-0999 (fax) |

82nd Session Committee Membership

District Analysis: District 13
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