Shay Shelnutt (born September 21, 1967) is an American politician and current member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 17th District.[1]
Alabama Senate
2014 election
On February 3, 2014, Shelnutt announced that he would be running for the District 17 seat in the Alabama State Senate, which would be vacated by Scott Beason.[2]
Shelnutt would go on to win the run-off election for the Republican primary on July 16.[3]
In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.[4]
Committee assignments
- Banking and Insurance
- Confirmations
- Education & Youth Affairs
- Governmental Affairs
- Local Legislation Jefferson County
Personal
Shelnutt competed on an episode of Family Feud that originally aired October 12, 2015.[5]
References
- ^ Shelnutt, Shay. "Senator Shelnutt, Shay". The Alabama Legislature.
- ^ Buttram, Scott (3 February 2014). "Shay Shelnutt announces run for state Senate seat". Trussville Tribune. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Alabama primary runoffs: Live results from select statewide races". Alabama. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Durkin, Erin; Benwell, Max (15 May 2019). "These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama". The Guardian.
- ^ Adams, Bethany (7 June 2016). "Catch Trussville natives on re-run of Family Feud". Trussville Tribune.
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