Stan Ellis

Stanley William Ellis 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.

Stan Ellis
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the California State Assembly from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office March 3, 2025
Preceded by	Vince Fong
Personal details
Born	Stanley William Ellis[1] (1952-07-04) July 4, 1952 (age 72) South Dakota U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Bakersfield, California
Education	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (BS)
Website	Legislative website

Early 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.^[2]

Career

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.^[2]

Ellis previously owned the Bakersfield Jam franchise.^[3]

2024 congressional campaign

Ellis ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 in California's 20th congressional district.^[4] He was eliminated in the blanket primary placing 6th with 2.1% of the vote.^[5]

California 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.^[6][4] He garnered support from Fong, David Valadao, and other Republican elected officials in the Central Valley region.^[7] Ellis won outright and declared victory the next day.^[8]

Ellis was sworn in on March 3, 2025.^[9]

Electoral history

2024

California's 20th congressional district blanket primary^[5]

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	Republican	David Giglio (withdrawn)	2,224	1.4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	No party preference	TJ Esposito (withdrawn)	541	0.3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

California's 32nd assembly district Republican primary^[6]

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