Mark McGregor Shelton (born November 8, 1956) is an American physician working as a

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at the Cook Children's Medical Center in

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. He previously served as a Republican member of the

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. From 2009 to 2013, he represented House District 97 in

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. He is a graduate of Arlington's Lamar High School, and received a BS from

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. Shelton completed his medical studies at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine.

Background

Shelton grew up in

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, Texas. Part of a family of Scouters, he earned the rank of

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. Shelton has served as the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Program at the

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in Fort Worth, Texas, since 1988. He has been involved in the community. He has served as a volunteer with the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts, the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, and board member of the Lena Pope Home.

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* 1956 births Living people Scientists from Arlington, Texas Politicians from Fort Worth, Texas Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives American pediatricians Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) alumni Baylor University alumni Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine alumni Baptists from Texas 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature {{Texas-politician-stub