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ELLISON, Keith, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 4, 1963; graduated from University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit, Mich., 1981; B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 1986; J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minn., 1990; lawyer, private practice; member of the Minnesota state house of representatives, 2003-2006; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).