Johnny Ellis (March 13, 1960 – February 9, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alaska Senate from 1992 to 2017.

Ellis was born in Springfield, Missouri, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1975.

After graduating from Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1978, he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage for one year before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1982.

Outside of politics, Ellis was a commissioner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and operated several small businesses.

[2] In 2016, Ellis spoke publicly about his health issues, including battles with prostate cancer, and multiple sclerosis.