Shelby Slawson

Shelby Slawson (born May 3, 1977)[1] is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician. She has represented the 59th District in the Texas House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Slawson also serves as an attorney at her own law firm, Slawson Law, PLLC in Stephenville, Texas.

Shelby Slawson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 59th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded byJ. D. Sheffield
Personal details
Born (1977-05-03) May 3, 1977
Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Joe Don
Children3
ResidenceStephenville, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Dallas (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Businesswoman
Websitehttps://shelbyslawson.com/

Early life, education, and career

Born and raised in Texas, where she then graduated from Stephenville High School. She then went on an attended University of Texas at Dallas earning an undergraduate degree in government and politics in 2000. She later earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003.[2][3] Since then she has worked in her small businesses of Erath Rentals, Slawson Roofing, Inc., StephenvilleForRent.com, and as an attorney for her law firm.

Slawson also served as an appointed board member for the Stephenville Economic Development Authority (SEDA).[4][5]

Elections

In 2018, Slawson ran for Erath County judge, later to lose to Alfonso Campos in a runoff election in the Republican Primary.[6][7]

Shelby filed in June 2019 to run for the Texas House of Representatives District 59 seat, to run against J. D. Sheffield, who is the incumbent at the time.[8] She defeated Sheffield in the 2020 Republican Primary Runoff with 61% of the vote in July 2020. Slawson ran unopposed in the November 2020 election.[9] Slawson had endorsements from Sid Miller and Pat Fallon.[9]

References
  1. "Shelby Slawson's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. "Meet Shelby – Shelby Slawson For Texas". Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. "Q and A with Erath County Judge Candidate Shelby Slawson". The Flash Today || Erath County. March 4, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. JRoss@EmprireTribune.com, J. MICHAEL ROSS. "SEDA board to recommend Wachholz as executive director". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. "Board of Directors". Stephenville Economic Development Authority. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. "Q and A with Erath County Judge Candidate Shelby Slawson". The Flash Today || Erath County. March 4, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. Vanden Berge, Sara. "'A journey of a lifetime:' Campos reflects on months-long campaign, talks future". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. "Shelby Slawson announces candidacy". The Comanche Chief. June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. Wilson, Mark. "Slawson tops Sheffield for District 59 post". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
J. D. Sheffield		 Member of the
Texas House of Representatives
from the 59th district
2021–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.