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Jonathan Shelley
Jonathan Shelley was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 35B of the Idaho House of Representatives.
This was Shelley's first time running for office.[1]
Shelley is employed at INL's High Performance Computing (HPC) division. He works with research scientists and engineers to enable them to use the labs super computers to solve complex problems. Prior to that, from 2002-2007 he was a design engineer at Pratt & Whitney. While there he was awarded a patent for a low emissions combustor.[1]
Shelley earned a Bachelor of Science and Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from BYU. He is the President of The Greater Menan Community.[1]
Campaign themes
Shelley submitted the following information to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:
"I believe in the rights of the state and the individual. I am pro-2nd amendment, pro-agriculture, pro-family, pro-fiscally responsible government, pro-learning, pro-personal responsibility, pro-property rights, and pro-small business. If elected I will do my best to listen and learn from the people in my district and then apply principles and values to my decisions."[1]
Elections
2012
Shelley ran in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B. He lost against M. Pat Ridley, Paul Romrell and Karey Hanks in the Republican primary on May 15, 2012. J. Kelly Keele ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Paul Romrell |
50% | 3,735 |
| Karey Hanks | 23.5% | 1,756 |
| Jonathan Shelley | 17.7% | 1,319 |
| M. Pat Ridley | 8.9% | 662 |
| Total Votes | 7,472 | |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Jonathan + Shelley + Idaho + House"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Submitted to Ballotpedia via the Biographical submission form. April 21, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed April 12, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2012 primary election results," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed 6 July 2012
