Shelly M. Shelton is an American businesswoman and politician. She served as a Republican member of the

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and ended her term at the end of 2016.

Early life

Shelly M. Shelton was born in

Worthington, Minnesota Worthington is a city in and the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,947 at the time of the 2020 census. History The city's site was first settled in the 1870s as Okabena Station on a line of the Ch ...

. She graduated from Spencer School of Business, at the current

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, where she studied business. After college, she volunteered for two years in

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and

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with Adventures in Mission.

Career

Shelton started her career by working for

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; she was transferred to their Las Vegas office in 1997. With her husband, she co-started drycleaning and car registration businesses. In 2003 she co-founded Sonitx, an air filter and coil cleaning business, and remained active in that business until 2021. Shelton is currently the sole owner of Sonitx National, a nationwide HVAC sustainability and water conservation consulting and training firm. Shelton served as a Republican member of the

, losing to Democrat Chris Brooks in the general election which was held on November 8, 2016.

Personal life

With her husband Tony, Shelton has three children. They reside in

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References

Living people People from Worthington, Minnesota Politicians from Las Vegas Buena Vista University alumni Businesspeople from Las Vegas Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Nevada 21st-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from Minnesota Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature {{Nevada-politician-stub