Governor Fills Ag Seat In Mariposa County

Mariposa, CA – Governor Jerry Brown tapped a Mariposa native with strong ties to not only the county but also Yosemite National Park.

Brown has appointed 49-year-old Kevin Shelton to the 35a District Agricultural Association, Mariposa County Fair and Homecoming Board of Directors. The Governor’s office provided these credentials:

• Vice president of operations and marketing at the Yosemite Management Group since 1994
• Chairman of the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau
• Club leader of Mariposa Triangle 4-H
• Treasurer of the New Life Christian Fellowship
• Board member of Mariposa Future Farmers of America Boosters Club
• Mariposa Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation Board
• Mariposa Junior Livestock Auction Committee Board

This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Shelton is a Republican.