Shay Shelnutt Explained

Shay Shelnutt
State Senate:	Alabama
District:	17th
Term Start:	November 5, 2014
Predecessor:	Scott Beason
Birth Date:	21 September 1967
Birth Place:	Birmingham, Alabama
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Paige
Website:	Senate website

Shay Shelnutt (born September 21, 1967) is an American politician and current member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 17th District.^[1]

Alabama Senate

2014 election

On February 3, 2014, Shelnutt announced that he would be running for the District 17 seat in the Alabama State Senate, which would be vacated by Scott Beason.^[2]

Shelnutt would go on to win the run-off election for the Republican primary on July 16.^[3]

In May 2019, he voted to make abortion a crime at any stage in a pregnancy, with no exemptions for cases of rape or incest.^[4]

Committee assignments

Banking and Insurance
Confirmations
Education & Youth Affairs
Governmental Affairs
Local Legislation Jefferson County

Personal

Shelnutt competed on an episode of Family Feud that originally aired October 12, 2015.^[5]

References

Web site: Senator Shelnutt, Shay. Shelnutt. Shay. The Alabama Legislature.
News: Shay Shelnutt announces run for state Senate seat. Buttram. Scott. 3 February 2014. Trussville Tribune. 28 November 2017.
News: Alabama primary runoffs: Live results from select statewide races. 16 July 2014. Alabama. 28 November 2017.
News: Durkin . Erin . Benwell . Max . These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama . The Guardian . 15 May 2019.
News: Adams . Bethany . Catch Trussville natives on re-run of Family Feud . Trussville Tribune . 7 June 2016.