Stan Ellis
American politician
Stanley William Ellis (born July 4, 1952) is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 32nd district since 2025. A Republican, he won a special election to succeed Vince Fong.
01Early life and education
Ellis grew up on a hog farm in South Dakota and graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a degree in mathematics.
02Career
After college, Ellis moved to Kern County, starting several small businesses in the oil and agricultural industries. He also worked in quantum physics, founding his own lab and co-founding Qubitekk, Inc., which was acquired by IonQ in January 2025.
Ellis previously owned the Bakersfield Jam franchise.
2024 congressional campaign
Ellis ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 in California's 20th congressional district. He was eliminated in the blanket primary placing 6th with 2.1% of the vote.
03California State Assembly
Ellis ran for the California State Assembly in the 32nd district in the 2025 special election to succeed incumbent Vince Fong, who resigned after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. He had previously ran in the district in 2006, losing in the primary to Jean Fuller. He garnered support from Fong, David Valadao, and other Republican elected officials in the Central Valley region. Ellis won outright and declared victory the next day.
Ellis was sworn in on March 3, 2025.
On September 26, 2025, Ellis announced that he would not seek re-election in 2026, instead choosing to return his focus to business.
04Electoral history
2025
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Stan Ellis | 39,410 | 64.6 | |
| Democratic | Chris Cruz-Boone | 17,474 | 28.7 | |
| Republican | Holli Willibey | 2,665 | 4.4 | |
| Libertarian | William Brown Jr. | 1,427 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 60,976 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2024
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Vince Fong (incumbent) | 66,160 | 41.9 | |
| Republican | Mike Boudreaux | 37,883 | 24.0 | |
| Democratic | Marisa Wood | 33,509 | 21.2 | |
| Republican | Kyle Kirkland | 6,429 | 4.1 | |
| Democratic | Andy Morales | 4,381 | 2.8 | |
| Republican | Stan Ellis | 3,252 | 2.1 | |
| Republican | David Giglio (withdrawn) | 2,224 | 1.4 | |
| No party preference | Ben Dewell | 1,509 | 1.0 | |
| Republican | Matt Stoll | 1,131 | 0.7 | |
| Republican | Kelly Kulikoff | 724 | 0.5 | |
| No party preference | TJ Esposito (withdrawn) | 541 | 0.3 | |
| No party preference | James Cardoza (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 157,752 | 100.0 | ||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jean Fuller | 22,364 | 41.9 | |
| Republican | Stan Ellis | 19,196 | 35.9 | |
| Republican | Phil Wyman | 11,900 | 22.2 | |
| Total votes | 53,460 | 100.0 | ||
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