Shelly Short

Shelly Anne Short (née Hager; born April 3, 1962) is an American politician from Washington. Short is a Republican member of the Washington Senate, representing the 7th Legislative District. Short replaced Brian Dansel, who resigned to accept a position in the Trump Administration.^[1][2]

Shelly Short
Member of the Washington Senate from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office February 1, 2017
Preceded by	Brian Dansel
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 7th, Position 1 district
In office January 12, 2009 – February 1, 2017
Preceded by	Bob Sump
Succeeded by	Jacquelin Maycumber
Personal details
Born	Shelly Anne Hager (1962-04-03) April 3, 1962 (age 63) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Byron Ray Care (1982-1988), Mitchel Jay "Mitch" Short (1989-present)
Children	2
Residence	Addy, Washington
Alma mater	Spokane Community College (attended), Eastern Washington University (attended)
Occupation	Paralegal, Legislative assistant, Politician
Signature
Website	Official

Early life and education

Short attended Spokane Falls Community College before transferring to Eastern Washington University. Prior to entering politics, she worked in the legal field as both a legal secretary and a paralegal. In 1995, she began working in public service when she established the Northeastern Washington district office for U.S. Representative George Nethercutt.

Awards

• 2014 Guardians of Small Business award. Presented by NFIB.^[3]
• 2021 City Champion Awards. Presented by Association of Washington Cities (AWC).^[4]

Personal life

Short's husband is Mitch Short. Short has two children. Short and her family live in Addy, Washington.^[2]

Electoral History

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short	30,356	57.38
	Republican	Sue Lani Madsen	22,544	42.62
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			52,900	100.00
Turnout

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	27,084	100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			27,084	100.00
Turnout

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 general election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	43,631	100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			43,631	100.00
Turnout

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 general election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	37,648	79.8
	Libertarian	James R. Apker	9,528	20.2
Total votes			47,176	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	25,075	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	56,589	100.0
	Republican hold

Washington's 7th State Senate election, 2022

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	33,274	96.31
	Write-in		1274	3.69
Total votes			34,548	100.0
General election
	Republican	Shelly Short (inc.)	51,661	96.93
	Write-in		1638	3.07
Total votes			53,299	100.0
	Republican hold