Endorsements

Dr. Jason Shelton is honored to be endorsed by leaders from across our community.

Elected Officials

  • State Senator Royce West

    State Senator Royce West

    State Senate District 23

  • State Representative Chris Turner

    State Representative Chris Turner

    State House District 101

  • Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley

    Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley

    Arlington City Council Member, District 8

  • Mayor Michael Evans

    Mayor Michael Evans

    Mayor of Mansfield

Former Elected Officials

  • Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks

  • Former Arlington City Council Member Pastor Michael Glaspie

  • Former State Representative and Arlington City Council Member Paula Pierson

  • Former Arlington City Council Member Ruby Faye Woolridge

  • Arlington Independent School District Board Member Polly Walton

Local Organizational Leaders

  • Candace and Gerald Alley, President & CEO of Con-Real LLC

  • Dr. Theron Bowman, Former Arlington Police Chief and Deputy City Manager

  • Michael Cartwright, President of UAW Local 276

  • Dr. Elizabeth Cawthon, former Dean of the UT Arlington College of Liberal Arts

  • Rev. Sheila Fiorella, Senior Pastor at Good Shepard UMC

  • James Hawthorne, former Arlington Assistant Police Chief

  • Chris Hightower, President and CEO of the Arlington Museum of Art

  • Charles Jackson, President of the Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce

  • Rev. Kevin Johnson, Rector of WellSpring on Main

  • Rev. Kennedy Jones, Senior Pastor at Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church

  • Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth

  • Tarrick McGuire, former Arlington Assistant Police Chief

  • Rev. Dwight McKissic, Senior Pastor at Cornerstone Baptist Church)

  • Col. James Campbell Quick, PhD, US Air Force (Ret.) and Distinguished University Professor & Professor Emeritus at UT Arlington

  • James D. Spaniolo, former President of UT Arlington

  • Rev. James Thompson, Senior Pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church

Community Leaders

  • Shirley and Rod Adams

  • Murjan Altawil

  • Dr. Brent Boyea

  • JoAnna Cardoza

  • Jennifer and Michael Cathcart

  • Dr. Marvin Dulaney

  • Xavier and Tiffany Egan

  • Leticia Gallegos

  • Cynthia Golden

  • Michael and Anita Heiskell

  • Jean Hood 

  • Darlene Hunter

  • Mark Joeckel

  • Relius Johnson

  • Dr. Xavier Medina

  • Giana Ortiz

  • Jim Parajon

  • April and Chris Petite

  • Anthony and Donna Powell

  • Sal Morales

  • Carol Rayburn

  • Elva Roy

  • Tanya and John Sanchez

  • Dr. Brent Sasley

  • Dione Sims

  • Debbie Spell

  • Kathy Ramon Venable

  • Denise Wilkerson