Kimmie is from North Dallas, Texas. She attended Richardson Independent School District public schools. She has a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University.

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Kimmie Ellison is from North Dallas, Texas. She attended Richardson Independent School District public schools. She has a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University.

Kimmie is a nurse practitioner. She works at a nonprofit health care clinic in Austin, where she sees patients several days a week. She previously worked on a presidential campaign and as an administrative assistant in the White House, as a nurse in South Austin early in her career, in the Peace Corps in Ghana, and as an ICU nurse at the University of Chicago Medical Center while earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Rush University.

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Kimmie Ellison's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 49, is her first entry into politics.

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Kimmie's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 49, is her first entry into politics.

Supports reallocating tax breaks from the "ultra wealthy and corporations" to provide tax relief for residents of Austin and other communities in the state.

- Supports reallocating tax breaks from the "ultra wealthy and corporations" to provide tax relief for residents of Austin and other communities in the state.

Economy

As of January 22, 2026, Kimmie Ellison’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Supports abortion access.

Healthcare

Opposes "recapture" funding and school vouchers, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

- Opposes "recapture" funding and school vouchers, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Education

Supports investing in renewable energy and water conservation while also supporting the use of oil and natural gas.

- Supports investing in renewable energy and water conservation while also supporting the use of oil and natural gas.

Energy & the Environment

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Kimmie Ellison

Supports reallocating tax breaks from the wealthy and corporations to provide tax relief for residents.

Supports redistributing tax breaks from the wealthy and corporations to provide tax relief for residents.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.