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'''Mark McGregor Shelton''' (November 8, 1956), is a [[pediatrician]] at the Cook Children's Medical Center in [[Fort Worth], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative. From 2009 to 2013, he represented House District 97 in Tarrant County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5663&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Shelton~leaderNote=~leg=~party=Republican~roleDesc=~Committee=

'''Mark McGregor Shelton''' (November 8, 1956), is a [[pediatrician]] at the Cook Children's Medical Center in [[Fort Worth], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative. From 2009 to 2013, he represented House District 97 in Tarrant County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5663&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Shelton~leaderNote=~leg=~party=Republican~roleDesc=~Committee=

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Shelton did not seek reelection in 2012 but instead ran a strong but unsuccessful race for state senator in District 10, having been defeated by [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Wendy Russell Davis, her party's 2014 nominee against Republican [[Greg Abbott]] and a 2020 opponent to [[U.S. Representative]] [[Chip Roy]]. Shelton ran again in 2014 for the same Senate seat but was handily defeated by the more [[conservative]] challenger, Konni Burton, a [[business]]woman from Colleyville in Tarrant County, a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref name=kburton/>Burton received 17,435 votes (60.2 percent) to Shelton's 6,237 (38.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may27_173_state.htm?x=0&y=2631&id=422|title=2014 Republican Party Primary Runoff: Election Night Returns|publisher=[[Texas Secretary of State]]|accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref>​ Burton was defeated for reelection by a Democrat in her bid for a second term in 2018.​

Shelton did not seek reelection in 2012 but instead ran a strong but unsuccessful race for state senator in District 10, having been defeated by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Wendy Russell Davis, her party's 2014 nominee against Republican [[Greg Abbott]] and a 2020 opponent to [[U.S. Representative]] [[Chip Roy]]. Shelton ran again in 2014 for the same Senate seat but was handily defeated by the more [[conservative]] challenger, Konni Burton, a [[business]]woman from Colleyville in Tarrant County, a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref name=kburton/>Burton received 17,435 votes (60.2 percent) to Shelton's 6,237 (38.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may27_173_state.htm?x=0&y=2631&id=422|title=2014 Republican Party Primary Runoff: Election Night Returns|publisher=[[Texas Secretary of State]]|accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref>​ Burton was defeated for reelection by a Democrat in her bid for a second term in 2018.​

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==Background==

==Background==

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Shelton's place of birth is not available. The website intelius.com reports that he formerly lived in Edmond near [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Mark&qmi=M&qn=Shelton&qcs=Fort+Worth%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Mark McGregor Shelton|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> He was reared in Arlington in Tarrant County and graduated in 1974 from Mirabeau B. Lamar High School there.  In 1979, he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. In 1983, he received his [[M.D.]] from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]].<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/mark-shelton/#ui-tabs-1|title=Mark Shelton|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref>​​

Shelton's place of birth is not available. The website intelius.com reports that he formerly lived in Edmond near [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Mark&qmi=M&qn=Shelton&qcs=Fort+Worth%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Mark McGregor Shelton|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> He was reared in Arlington in Tarrant County and graduated in 1974 from Mirabeau B. Lamar High School there.  In 1979, he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from  [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. In 1983, he received his [[M.D.]] from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]].<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/mark-shelton/#ui-tabs-1|title=Mark Shelton|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref>​​

 

Since 1988, Shelton has been the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Program at the Cook Medical Center. He specializes in the control of infectious diseases and has directed the pediatric [[AIDS]] unit. He is active in community affairs, including the [[Boy Scouts]], having himself been an [[Eagle Scout]]. He has raised funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Lena Pope Home, an orphanage in Fort Worth.<ref name=ttribune/>​

Since 1988, Shelton has been the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Program at the Cook Medical Center. He specializes in the control of infectious diseases and has directed the pediatric [[AIDS]] unit. He is active in community affairs, including the [[Boy Scouts]], having himself been an [[Eagle Scout]]. He has raised funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Lena Pope Home, an orphanage in Fort Worth.<ref name=ttribune/>​

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Shelton and his wife, the former Mary Ann Osterhoudt (born c. 1956), have four children, Richard Bryce, Andrew James, Peter, and Betsy. He is a member of the Travis Avenue [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/102058/mark-shelton#.UzhZx8tOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>​

Shelton and his wife, the former Mary Ann Osterhoudt (born c. 1956), have four children, Richard Bryce, Andrew James, Peter, and Betsy. He is a member of the Travis Avenue [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Fort Worth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/102058/mark-shelton#.UzhZx8tOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>​

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==Political life==​

==Political life==

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On November 6, 2007, Dr. Shelton was one of seven candidate who ran in a [[special election]] to fill the seat vacated by Republican Anna Mowery, who resigned midway in her term. He finished second with 4,049 votes (22.9 percent). The top votegetter, Democrat Dan Barrett, polled 5,575 (31.5 percent). Republican Craig Goldman, who would ultimately succeed Shelton as the District 97 representative in 2013, finished in fourth place in the special election with 2,947 votes (16.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 6, 2007.</ref>In the runoff election, Barrett defeated Shelton, 5,365 (52.2 percent) to 4,915 (47.8 percent) to claim the seat for the year remaining in Mowery's term.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), December 18, 2007.</ref>​

On November 6, 2007, Dr. Shelton was one of seven candidate who ran in a [[special election]] to fill the seat vacated by Republican Anna Mowery, who resigned midway in her term. He finished second with 4,049 votes (22.9 percent). The top votegetter, Democrat Dan Barrett, polled 5,575 (31.5 percent). Republican Craig Goldman, who would ultimately succeed Shelton as the District 97 representative in 2013, finished in fourth place in the special election with 2,947 votes (16.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 6, 2007.</ref>In the runoff election, Barrett defeated Shelton, 5,365 (52.2 percent) to 4,915 (47.8 percent) to claim the seat for the year remaining in Mowery's term.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), December 18, 2007.</ref>​