Joe Shell
| Joe Shell | |
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| California State Assemblyman | |
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In office 1953–1962 |
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| Preceded by | Laughlin E. Waters |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Claude Shell, Sr. September 7, 1918 La Conner, Skagit County, Washington, USA |
| Died | April 7, 2008 (aged 89) Bakersfield, Kern County California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Barbara Morton Shell (married 1940, divorced 1968, died 1995) (2) Mary Katherine Jaynes Shell (born 1927, married 1970 - his death) |
| Children |
From first marriage: Barbara Stone of Whittier |
| Residence | Bakersfield, California |
| Occupation |
Oil and natural gas producer Lobbyist |
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(1) Though he lost his high-profile race for the 1962 Republican gubernatorial nomination to former Vice President Richard Nixon, Shell was an important player among the conservative grass roots wing of the California Republican Party. (2) Shell planned to run for governor again in 1966, but conservatives coalesced behind Ronald Reagan, who unseated the Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. (3) Shell took a leading role in procuring the election of his second wife, Mary K. Shell, as the first woman mayor of Bakersfield. (4) Shell was a football star for the University of Southern California Trojans championship team in 1939 and played in two successful Rose Bowl games. (5) Shell was an advocate of American energy independence and a lobbyist on behalf of the oil and natural gas industries.(6) Shell said that Watergate proved that Nixon was unsuited to have been the leader of the Republican Party. |
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(1) Barbara Morton Shell (married 1940, divorced 1968, died 1995)
From first marriage: Barbara Stone of Whittier
Joseph Shell, Jr., of Dana Point
David Morton Shell of Elk Grove
Harold Shell of San Ramon
Diane Shell Morton of Alamo
Lynn Shell of Porterville
Stepson:
Oil and natural gas producer
(1) Though he lost his high-profile race for the 1962 Republican gubernatorial nomination to former Vice President Richard Nixon, Shell was an important player among the conservative grass roots wing of the California Republican Party.
(2) Shell planned to run for governor again in 1966, but conservatives coalesced behind Ronald Reagan, who unseated the Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.
(3) Shell took a leading role in procuring the election of his second wife, Mary K. Shell, as the first woman mayor of Bakersfield.
(4) Shell was a football star for the University of Southern California Trojans championship team in 1939 and played in two successful Rose Bowl games.
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