By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — The Jefferson County branch of the Alabama Farmers Federation last week endorsed Republican Shay Shelnutt for Alabama Senate District 17.
“I got to meet Shay a few weeks back and I have really been impressed,” said ALFA member John Morris. “Shay is a ‘what you see is what you get’ type of person. He is not a politician. He is a pro-jobs, conservative Christian candidate who is as likable and smart a guy as you could want to know. We will do everything we can to help him win because we need positive, conservative leaders in Montgomery who will fight for our district.”
Shay Shelnutt
photo by Ron Burkett
Shelnutt, of Trussville, is a Palmerdale native. Others running for the seat are Pinson City Councilman Joe Cochran, Gayle H. Gear, Brett King, Jim Murphree, Adam Ritch and Jim Roberts. The seat is being vacated by Scott Beason.
“I am honored by this announcement of support,” Shelnutt said. “This is all new to me, but it is such an awesome feeling to have a group of people join your team and tell you they believe in you and want to help you do better for our community. As a conservative republican my focus will be to bring together this district, which spans four counties, so we can focus on new jobs and better income while protecting the values that make our home special.”
Primaries are June 3.
The Alabama Farmers Federation, an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation, is the state’s largest farm organization with more than 365,000 members.
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