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Betsy Shelton
Betsy Shelton
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=Miribeau B. Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
|alma_mater=Miribeau B. Lamar High School<br> (Arlington, Texas)
[[Baylor University]] ([[Waco, Texas|Waco]])<br>
[[Baylor University]] ([[Waco, Texas|Waco]])<br>
[[Texas A&M University]] Health Science Center College of Medicine ([[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]])
[[Texas A&M University]] Health Science Center College of Medicine ([[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]])
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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''' (born 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=
|title=Mark Shelton|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>
|title=Mark Shelton|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>
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.
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>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative) May 27, 2012.</ref> In 2018, with the surge in Tarrant County for [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]]'s [[liberal]] Democrat opponent, [[Beto O'Rourke]], Burton was defeated for reelection by a Democrat in her bid for a second term in the office.
==Background==
==Background==
On March 4, 2014, again seeking Davis' Senate seat, Shelton ran second in the Republican primary. He polled 15,689 votes (35.2 percent) to Konni Burton's 19,288 (43.2 percent). Three other candidates held the remaining but critical 21.6 percent of the vote.<ref name=republican>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014.</ref>Burton carried the endorsement of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who called her a "tireless, unwavering warrior for the conservative cause".<ref name=kburton>{{cite web|url=
On March 4, 2014, again seeking Davis' Senate seat, Shelton ran second in the Republican primary. He polled 15,689 votes (35.2 percent) to Konni Burton's 19,288 (43.2 percent). Three other candidates held the remaining but critical 21.6 percent of the vote.<ref name=republican>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014.</ref>Burton carried the endorsement of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who called her a "tireless, unwavering warrior for the conservative cause".<ref name=kburton>{{cite web|url=
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/03/17/SD10-Candidate-Konni-Burton-to-Start-Runoff-Campaign|title=Texas Senate Candidate Konni Burton to Start Runoff Campaign with Ted Cruz|publisher=breitbart.com|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Other conservative figures who lined up with Burton over Shelton were state Representative Matt Krause of Fort Worth and former Republican National Committeeman Tim Lambert of [[Lubbock]], the president of the Texas Homeschool Coalition.<ref name=kburton/>Shelton carried the blessing of [[Mayor]] Betsy Price of Fort Worth, who describes him as "an advocate for business, job growth, and low taxes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drmarkshelton.com/|title=Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price endorses Dr. Mark Shelton for Senate District 10|publisher=drmarkshelton.com|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref>
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/03/17/SD10-Candidate-Konni-Burton-to-Start-Runoff-Campaign|title=Texas Senate Candidate Konni Burton to Start Runoff Campaign with Ted Cruz|publisher=[[Breitbart]]com|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> Other conservative figures who lined up with Burton over Shelton were state Representative Matt Krause of Fort Worth and former Republican National Committeeman Tim Lambert of [[Lubbock]], the president of the Texas Homeschool Coalition.<ref name=kburton/>Shelton carried the blessing of [[Mayor]] Betsy Price of Fort Worth, who describes him as "an advocate for business, job growth, and low taxes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drmarkshelton.com/|title=Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price endorses Dr. Mark Shelton for Senate District 10|publisher=drmarkshelton.com|accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref>
Burton defeated the Democrat Libby B. Willis (born c. 1959), a [[community organizer]] from Fort Worth, who carried Davis' endorsement.<ref name=kburton/> The Republican primary turnout in 2014 exceeded that of the Democrats in the nominally Democratic district by 21,531 votes,<ref name=republican/><ref name=democrat/>a factor undoubtedly contributing to Burton's margin of nearly 53 percent in the general election.
Burton defeated the Democrat Libby B. Willis (born c. 1959), a [[community organizer]] from Fort Worth, who carried Davis' endorsement.<ref name=kburton/> The Republican primary turnout in 2014 exceeded that of the Democrats in the nominally Democratic district by 21,531 votes,<ref name=republican/><ref name=democrat/>a factor undoubtedly contributing to Burton's margin of nearly 53 percent in the general election.