Mark M. Shelton Explained

Mark Shelton
State House:Texas
District:97th
Term Start:January 13, 2009
Term End:January 8, 2013
Preceded:Dan Barrett
Succeeded:Craig Goldman
Party:Republican
Birth Date:8 November 1956
Occupation:Pediatrician
Residence:Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Spouse:Mary Ann Shelton
Children:4
Education:Baylor University
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Mark McGregor Shelton (born November 8, 1956) is an American physician working as a pediatrician at the Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He previously served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] From 2009 to 2013, he represented House District 97 in Tarrant County.[2] He is a graduate of Arlington's Lamar High School, and received a BS from Baylor University.[3] Shelton completed his medical studies at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine.[3]

Background

Shelton grew up in Arlington, Texas.[3] Part of a family of Scouters,[4] he earned the rank of Eagle Scout.[1]

Shelton has served as the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Program at the Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, since 1988.[5]

He has been involved in the community. He has served as a volunteer with the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts, the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth,[3] and board member of the Lena Pope Home.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Shelton's Biography. .
  2. Web site: Mark Shelton. Texas Legislative Reference Library .
  3. News: Mark Shelton . 2014-04-14 . Texas Tribune. https://web.archive.org/web/20140414121828/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/mark-shelton . 2014-04-14 .
  4. Web site: Whitsitt Myles Shelton Jr. . Moore Funeral Home & Moore Memorial Gardens.
  5. Web site: Mark Shelton, MD . Cook Children's Health Care System.
  6. Web site: Our board . Lena Pope Home.