Sen. Johnny Ellis, longtime friend and supporter of The Arc of Anchorage, was named the new majority leader of the Alaska State Senate this month. Ellis, a Democrat from Anchorage, is the first member of his party to hold the powerful position in more than a decade.
Ellis' move to the new position was set in place when Sen. John Cowdery, an Anchorage Republican, gave up his position as chairman of the powerful Rules Committee on the first day of the legislative session.
Ellis has been an active and outspoken proponent for The Arc since he began serving in the Alaskan legislature and was an early participant of Key Campaign when it began 21 years ago. To this day, Ellis keeps a basket of keys in his Juneau office as a reminder of the event’s importance to Alaskans with disabilities and their families.
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