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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Shay W. Shelnutt
| office=Alabama State Senator<br> for District 17 (Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, and St. Clair counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Scott Beason
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 21, 1967
| birth_place=Birmingham, [[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Paige Harwell Shelnutt
| children=Two daughters
| alma_mater=Pinson Valley High School<br>
University of Montevallo
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=[[United Methodist]]
| residence=Palmerdale<br>Jefferson County>br>Alabama
}}
'''Shay W. Shelnutt (born September 21, 1967) is a [[real estate]] agent from Palmerdale in Jefferson County, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 17 in the Alabama State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, and St. Clair counties in the central portion of his state;
Shelnutt graduated from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, a suburb of his native Birmingham, Alabama.
He obtained a bachelor's degree in business finance and a master's in mathematics education from the University of Montevallo in Montevallo in Shelby County. He is a former teacher and coach at Clay-Chalkville High School in Jefferson County. he and his wife, the former Paige Harwell, have two daughters. He is a [[United Methodist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149989/shay-shelnutt#.WejXVrpFzb0|title=Shay Shelnutt's Biography|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>
In the Republican [[primary]] runoff election for the state Senate held on July 15, 2014, Shelnutt defeated his remaining intra-party rival, Brett King. The incumbent Republican, Scott Beason (born 1969), did not seek a third term in the state Senate but instead ran unsuccessfully for nomination to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Shelnutt was then unchallenged in the November 4 [[general election]].<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Shay_Shelnutt|title=Shay Shellnut Albritton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Beason|title=Scott Beason|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
Shelnutt sits on these Senate committees: (1) Banking and Insurance, (2) Confirmations, (3) Education and Youth Affairs, (4) Governmental Affairs, and (5) Local Legislation for Jefferson County.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Senator Shelnutt voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama. He voted to require couples who marry to sign a marriage contract, rather than to obtain a marriage license. He co-sponsored any attempt to expand [[Medicaid]] in his state. He was one of thirteen senators to vote against the increase in the cigarette tax, which gained majority approval. In 2016, he voted to prohibit the removal of monuments from public property, a measure that passed the Senate, 22-9. He co-sponsored the bill to prohibit dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama and to prevent abortion providers from locating their facilities near schools. He voted to permit concealed handguns to be carried in vehicles without a permit. He did not vote on the establishment of a state [[lottery]], which passed the Senate 21-12. Nor did he vote on the permit for Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish its own police force. He voted for the bill which prohibits employers in Alabama from inquiring about past criminal histories of job applicants. He voted to permit the use of nitrogen in carrying out death penalty executions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149989/shay-shelnutt#.Wejd3rpFzb0|title=Shay Shelnutt's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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| name=Shay W. Shelnutt
| office=Alabama State Senator<br> for District 17 (Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, and St. Clair counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=Scott Beason
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 21, 1967
| birth_place=Birmingham, [[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Paige Harwell Shelnutt
| children=Two daughters
| alma_mater=Pinson Valley High School<br>
University of Montevallo
| occupation=[[Business]]man
| religion=[[United Methodist]]
| residence=Palmerdale<br>Jefferson County>br>Alabama
}}
'''Shay W. Shelnutt (born September 21, 1967) is a [[real estate]] agent from Palmerdale in Jefferson County, [[Alabama]], who has since 2014 represented District 17 in the Alabama State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, and St. Clair counties in the central portion of his state;
Shelnutt graduated from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, a suburb of his native Birmingham, Alabama.
He obtained a bachelor's degree in business finance and a master's in mathematics education from the University of Montevallo in Montevallo in Shelby County. He is a former teacher and coach at Clay-Chalkville High School in Jefferson County. he and his wife, the former Paige Harwell, have two daughters. He is a [[United Methodist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149989/shay-shelnutt#.WejXVrpFzb0|title=Shay Shelnutt's Biography|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>
In the Republican [[primary]] runoff election for the state Senate held on July 15, 2014, Shelnutt defeated his remaining intra-party rival, Brett King. The incumbent Republican, Scott Beason (born 1969), did not seek a third term in the state Senate but instead ran unsuccessfully for nomination to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Shelnutt was then unchallenged in the November 4 [[general election]].<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Shay_Shelnutt|title=Shay Shellnut Albritton|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Beason|title=Scott Beason|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
Shelnutt sits on these Senate committees: (1) Banking and Insurance, (2) Confirmations, (3) Education and Youth Affairs, (4) Governmental Affairs, and (5) Local Legislation for Jefferson County.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2015, Senator Shelnutt voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama. He voted to require couples who marry to sign a marriage contract, rather than to obtain a marriage license. He co-sponsored any attempt to expand [[Medicaid]] in his state. He was one of thirteen senators to vote against the increase in the cigarette tax, which gained majority approval. In 2016, he voted to prohibit the removal of monuments from public property, a measure that passed the Senate, 22-9. He co-sponsored the bill to prohibit dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama and to prevent abortion providers from locating their facilities near schools. He voted to permit concealed handguns to be carried in vehicles without a permit. He did not vote on the establishment of a state [[lottery]], which passed the Senate 21-12. Nor did he vote on the permit for Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish its own police force. He voted for the bill which prohibits employers in Alabama from inquiring about past criminal histories of job applicants. He voted to permit the use of nitrogen in carrying out death penalty executions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/149989/shay-shelnutt#.Wejd3rpFzb0|title=Shay Shelnutt's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelnutt, Shay}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United Methodists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]