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Ellis was first elected without opposition to the Alabama House in a special election held on October 18, 2016. He replaced Republican  Mike Hill, who resigned after then [[Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]], who since resigned amid a personal sexual scandal, appointed Hill as superintendent of the Alabama Banking Department.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Corley_Ellis|title=Corley Ellis|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

Ellis was first elected without opposition to the Alabama House in a special election held on October 18, 2016. He replaced Republican  Mike Hill, who resigned after then [[Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]], who since resigned amid a personal sexual scandal, appointed Hill as superintendent of the Alabama Banking Department.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Corley_Ellis|title=Corley Ellis|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

Ellis sits on these House committees:  (1) Financial Services, (2) Local Legislation, and (3) Shelby County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/82053/corley-ellis#.We5dabpFzb0|title=Corley Ellis' Biography|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> 

Ellis sits on these House committees:  (1) Financial Services, (2) Local Legislation, and (3) Shelby County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/82053/corley-ellis#.We5dabpFzb0|title=Corley Ellis' Biography|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref> 

In 2017, Representative Ellis voted to prohibit  the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/82053/corley-ellis#.We5lmrpFzb0|title=Corley Ellis'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Representative Ellis voted to prohibit  the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/82053/corley-ellis#.We5lmrpFzb0|title=Corley Ellis'  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>