Mark Shelton

Mark Shelton
Texas State House, District 97
Former Officeholder
In office
2009 - 2013
Party	Republican
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2008
Term limits	N/A
Websites
Personal website

Mark Shelton is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 97 from 2009 to 2013.

Shelton is a Fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a physician and works as Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases with Cook Children's Medical Center.

Shelton is a volunteer with Troop 17 Boy Scouts of America, Executive Board Member of Longhorn Council, Board Member of the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, on the Executive Committee of the Tarrant County Republicans, and a member of the Travis Avenue Baptist Church.

Shelton grew up in Arlington, Texas and is a graduate of Lamar High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Baylor University and went on to attend the Texas A&M University College of Medicine (now the Texas A&M Health Science Center), receiving his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1983. He is double-boarded in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Mark Shelton served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

• Appropriations Committee
• Public Education Committee
• Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V, Select Committee

2009-2010

• Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas House
• House Administration Committee, Texas House
• Public Education Committee, Texas House

Sponsored legislation

• HB 3122 - Relating to the employment and temporary licensing of medical school faculty from out of state.
• HB 3780 - Relating to the operation of and requirements for expansion of certain open-enrollment charter schools.

Issues

Campaign themes

On his website Shelton listed his priority issues:

• Reduce Government Spending - "Limit government spending to no more than the rate of inflation plus the growth (or decline) of the Texas population"
• Affordable Health Care - "Support aggressive insurance reform to reduce the cost of health care for our families"
• Border Security - "Increase state resources on the border to prevent the entry of criminals and illegal drugs-a secure border equals secure communities."
• Education - Support Public Schools; Improve Education Opportunities for All Children
• Appraisal & Property Tax Reform - Support Appraisal Caps; Support Revenue Caps; Require Taxpayer-Elected Appraisal Board Members; Enhance Property Tax Freeze for Seniors
• Supports the Sanctity of Human Life from Conception
• Fully Support Our Right to Keep & Bear Arms

Elections

2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Shelton ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 10. Shelton defeated Derek Cooper in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Wendy Davis (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

This highly contested race in Senate District 10 prompted large donations to both candidates. In the last six months of 2011, incumbent Democrat Wendy Davis reported raising $569,162 in donations while Shelton reported raising $273,518.

Texas State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Wendy Davis Incumbent	51.1%	147,103
	Republican	Mark Shelton	48.9%	140,656
Total Votes				287,759

Texas State Senate District 10 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Shelton	80.8%	28,249
Derek Cooper	19.2%	6,709
Total Votes		34,958

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Shelton won for re-election in District 97. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Libertarian Rod Wingo in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 97 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mark Shelton (R)		28,275	86.40%
Rod Wingo (L)		4,448	13.59%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Shelton won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 97th District, defeating Dan Barrett (D) and Rodney Wingo (L). Shelton received 37,800 votes in the election while Barrett received 29,206 votes, and Wingo received 1,306 votes. Shelton raised $865,899 for his campaign; Barret raised $544,784.

Texas House of Representatives, District 97
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Mark Shelton (R)		37,800	55.33%
Dan Barrett (D)		29,206	42.75%
Rodney Wingo (L)		1,306	1.91%

Campaign donors

2010

Shelton raised a total of $170,428 in 2010. Below are Shelton'ss top 3 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:

Contributor	2010 total
Texas Medical Association	$5,000
Texas Association of Realtors	$4,000
PSEL PAC	$3,000

2008

Below are Shelton's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
Texans for Lawsuit Reform	$129,507
Texas Republican Party	$96,220
Bob J Perry	$83,000
Medical Defense PAC	$42,500
Texas Medical Assoc	$41,177

Scorecards

Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index

Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy." Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.

2011

Mark Shelton received a grade of C on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

External links

Suggest a link

• Mark Shelton's campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Shelton
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012, 2008
• Texas State Directory profile
• Texas Political Almanac HD 97 page
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• Vote-TX.org profile
• State Surge profile
• Texas Conservative Coalition profile
• Mark Shelton on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Texas House District 97 2009–2013	Succeeded by Craig Goldman (R)