Jonathan Shell

Jonathan Shell
36th Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2024
GovernorAndy Beshear
Preceded byRyan Quarles
Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 1, 2019
SpeakerJeff Hoover
David Osborne (acting)
Preceded byRocky Adkins
Succeeded byBam Carney
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byLonnie Napier
Succeeded byTravis Brenda
Constituency36th district (2013–2015)
71st district (2015–2019)
Personal details
Born (1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 (age 36)
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationEastern Kentucky University (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Jonathan Shell (born December 1, 1987) is an American politician and the agriculture commissioner of Kentucky. A Republican, he is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. He represented District 71 which comprises Garrard, Rockcastle, and a portion of Madison Counties.[1][2] He served as the Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives and was the youngest member of the General Assembly.

He was defeated by Travis Brenda, a teacher at Rockcastle County High School, in the 2018 Republican primary.[3][4]

In August 2022, Shell announced his candidacy in the 2023 Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky election.[5]

  1. ^ "Representative Jonathan Shell (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Shell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Thomsen, Jacqueline (2018-05-22). "Teacher defeats Kentucky state House majority leader in GOP primary". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - KY State House 071 Race - Nov 08, 2016".
  5. ^ https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article253730063.html [bare URL]