Kimberly Ellis
| Kimberly Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | San Francisco Bay Area, California |
| Education |
Bachelor’s degree in English from Jacksonville University Juris Doctorate from John F. Kennedy School of Law |
| Website | Kimberly Ellis |
Bachelor’s degree in English from Jacksonville University
Kimberly Ellis is an American activist and has led as Executive Director of Emerge California since 2010. Ellis is considered a progressive Democrat and formerly served on the California Democratic Party Finance Committee and also on the California Democratic Party's African American Caucus as Recording Secretary.
Ellis ran for the Chair of the California Democratic Party in 2017. She was supported by progressive groups like California Nurses Association, which supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Presidential primary, and Our Revolution, which grew out of the Sanders campaign. She was narrowly defeated by Eric Bauman, who has been described as a "consummate party insider." News reports have described the contest as being between "old school" Democrats vs "new school" Democrats in the progressive spirit of Bernie Sanders. Although Ellis supported Clinton in the Democratic primaries and in the 2016 general election, she has been embraced by Bernie supporters as "leading an insurgency against the party establishment." The most contentious issue, according to the Associated Press, was single-payer health care, which Ellis supported and which she claims that the California Democratic Party leadership opposed, despite the fact that the party has actually endorsed Senate Bill 562 and each of the Party's officers have publicly announced their support for SB562 and for single-payer healthcare.
Ellis was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended nine schools during her childhood as her father moved regularly in his career as a military officer. She attended schools in six different US states and two countries before she graduated from Antilles High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Fort Buchanan.
Ellis attended Jacksonville University and earned a bachelor's degree in English. She then attended John F. Kennedy School of Law and earned a juris doctorate. Ellis has not passed the California Bar Exam, and has not been admitted to practice law in California.
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