Shelly Shelton
Shelly M. Shelton is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 10 from 2014 to 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shelton served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Government Affairs |
| • Legislative Operations and Elections, Vice-Chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Shelton's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Restoring the true meaning of the 2nd amendment
- Excerpt: "I pledge to do everything in my power to restore the power of the 2nd Amendment as intended by the Founding Fathers and spelled out in the Nevada Constitution."
Education initiative or "Margins Tax"
- Excerpt: "I will not stand for any backdoor tax increase regardless of how enticing it sounds if the net result of that increase is job loss for Nevadans."
School funding increases
- Excerpt: "I will fight hard for educational reform. I will fight hard for Nevada business. I realize that without businesses, small and large, there are no jobs. And without jobs there is no revenue for the state."
Parents rights
- Excerpt: "I am adamantly opposed to Common Core and the further intrusion of the federal government on the rights of parents to make decisions regarding their own children. I am opposed to federal and state data collection efforts on our children. I am opposed to the lack of common sense and the ridiculous atmosphere that government mandates create, that would make a criminal out of a child who points a finger at another child or plays cops and robbers in the playground like millions of law abiding citizens used to do as kids."
Join in the efforts to repeal Obamacare and offer low cost options
- Excerpt: "I will be fighting for the majority of Americans in opposing Obamacare and finding legal ways to stop its implementation in our state. I support the free market and transparency in healthcare and I support individual freedom of choice."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Chris Brooks defeated incumbent Shelly Shelton in the Nevada State Assembly District 10 general election.[2][3]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Chris Brooks |
63.49% | 10,910 | |
| Republican | Shelly Shelton Incumbent | 36.51% | 6,273 | |
| Total Votes | 17,183 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Chris Brooks defeated German Castellanos in the Nevada State Assembly District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Chris Brooks |
71.57% | 1,468 | |
| Democratic | German Castellanos | 28.43% | 583 | |
| Total Votes | 2,051 | |||
Incumbent Shelly Shelton ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Shelly Shelton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Jake Holder defeated J.T. Creedon and Jonathan Friedrich in the Democratic primary, while Shelly Shelton ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Shelton defeated Holder in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shelly Shelton |
50.4% | 3,994 | |
| Democratic | Jake Holder | 49.6% | 3,926 | |
| Total Votes | 7,920 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jake Holder |
39.7% | 679 |
| J.T. Creedon | 38.1% | 651 |
| Jonathan Friedrich | 22.2% | 379 |
| Total Votes | 1,709 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2016
In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shelly + Shelton + Nevada + Assembly"
See also
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- Shelly Shelton on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Shelly Shelton Nevada, "NV Issues," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Hogan (D) |
Nevada State Assembly District 10 2015-2016 |
Succeeded by Chris Brooks (D) |
