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==Legislator==
==Legislator==
Shell first won his seat in the California State Assembly in a special election held on November 3, 1953, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Laughlin E. Waters. Shell was relected to full two-year terms in 1954 and 1956, but he was unseated by David V. Easton]] in the national Democratic sweep of 1958, which brought California Attorney General [[Pat Brown|Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr.]], to the governorship in a stunning defeat of the Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[William F. Knowland]], who ran instead for governor that year. Shell made a comeback in 1960, when Nixon in defeat still carried California in the race against [[John F. Kennedy]]. Shell considered the California Scholarship Act to have been his crowning legislative achievement. The law helped thousands of young people secure an education at both private and public universities.<ref name=obit/>
Shell first won his seat in the California State Assembly in a special election held on November 3, 1953, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Laughlin E. Waters. Shell was relected to full two-year terms in 1954 and 1956, but he was unseated by David V. Easton in the national Democratic sweep of 1958, which brought California Attorney General [[Pat Brown|Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr.]], to the governorship in a stunning defeat of the Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[William F. Knowland]], who ran instead for governor that year. Shell made a comeback in 1960, when Nixon in defeat still carried California in the race against [[John F. Kennedy]]. Shell considered the California Scholarship Act to have been his crowning legislative achievement. The law helped thousands of young people secure an education at both private and public universities.<ref name=obit/>
In his last legislative term, Shell was chosen by his fellow Republicans as minority leader. The 58th District turned Democratic after Shell vacated the seat. No Republican has represented the district since 1992. In the 2006 general election, the Republican candidate drew less than 40 percent of the vote.
In his last legislative term, Shell was chosen by his fellow Republicans as minority leader. The 58th District turned Democratic after Shell vacated the seat. No Republican has represented the district since 1992. In the 2006 general election, the Republican candidate drew less than 40 percent of the vote.