Mary K. Shell

Mary K. Shell
23rd Mayor of Bakersfield
In office
January 6, 1981 – January 1, 1985
Preceded byFrank Sullivan
Succeeded byRobert Otis Price
Member of the
Kern County Board of Supervisors
from District 5
In office
1985–1996
Succeeded byPete Parra
Personal details
Born
Mary Katherine Jaynes

(1927-02-09)February 9, 1927
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 2018(2018-05-19) (aged 91)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Don Stickler
Richard Hosking (div. 1969)
Joseph C. Shell (m. 1970)
Children3
EducationEast Bakersfield High School
Alma materBakersfield College (dropped out)

Mary Katherine Shell (née Jaynes; February 9, 1927 — May 19, 2018)[1] was an American Republican politician who served as the 23rd Mayor of Bakersfield for a single term between 1981 and 1985. She also served as a member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors.[2]

  1. ^ "First female mayor of Bakersfield, Mary K Shell has died". 23 Abc News Bakersfield. 23 Abc News Bakersfield. June 14, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Price, Robert (June 14, 2018). "Mary K. Shell: Beloved, trailblazing former mayor dies at 91". Bakersfield.com. Bakersfield.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.