Jonathan Shell

Jonathan Shell REPRepublican

Commissioner of Agriculture

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Jonathan ShellREPRepublican Commissioner of Agriculture
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Jonathan Shell (born December 1, 1987) is an American politician and the agriculture commissioner of Kentucky. A Republican, he is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. He represented District 71 which comprises Garrard, Rockcastle, and a portion of Madison Counties. He served as the Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives and was the youngest member of the General Assembly. He was defeated by Travis Brenda, a teacher at Rockcastle County High School, in the 2018 Republican primary.In August 2022, Shell announced his candidacy in the 2023 Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky election.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Eastern Kentucky University
BS Agriculture Business
2006 - 2010
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Agriculture Commissioner
Commonwealth of Kentucky
2024 - Current
Majority Floor Leader
Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
2017 - 2019
Representative
Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
2013 - 2019
Owner and Operator
Shell Farms & Greenhouses
Sunday School Director
Pilot Knob Missionary Baptist Church
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Member
Garrard County Tobacco Committee, University of Kentucky
Current
Member
State Labor Advisory Committee, Kentucky Farm Bureau
2010
Treasurer
Farm Bureau Board, Garrard County
2008 - 2010
Chair
Cost Share Committee, Kentucky Farm Bureau
2009
Member
Cattlemen's Association
Vice President
Farm Bureau, Garrard County, present
Former Member
Rural Issues Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee On Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
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