Physician Born May 12, 1959, in Flushing, New York, Parents Loretta Ann DiTucci Ellington and the late Joe C. Ellington Spouse Sharon Perdue Children Dana, Alyssa, Erica and Joe III Education B.S., Guilford College; M.S., Ph.D., Duke University; M.D., Wake Forest University; Residency, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan Affiliations Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Chief of Staff at Princeton Community Hospital Legislative Service Elected to the House 2010-2020 Legislative Positions Held Chair, Committee on Education, 84th Legislature; Chair, Committee on Health and Human Resources, 82nd, 83rd and 84th Legislatures; Chair, Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, 83rd Legislature Other Public Service Member, Mercer County Republican Executive Committee Religion Roman Catholic