Jonathan Shell Announces Endorsements from 46 Judge/Executives

April 12, 2023 | News

Kentucky Local Leaders Know Shell is the Right Choice for Ag Commissioner

LANCASTER, Ky. (April 12, 2023) – Jonathan Shell, fifth-generation Kentucky farmer and Republican candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, released a list of 46 county judge/executives who have endorsed his campaign. Local leaders from across the Commonwealth are lining up behind Shell because of his unmatched experience defending Kentucky in Frankfort. 

“Jonathan Shell will always stand up for Kentucky families. He helped ignite a new wave of Republican victories in Frankfort and across the Commonwealth. Kentucky’s conservative record of accomplishment owes a lot of credit to Jonathan’s hard work. I’m proud to endorse Jonathan Shell for Agriculture Commissioner because I know he will defend our families and our way of life,” said Reagan Taylor, Madison County Judge/ Executive. 

These local leaders join the Kentucky Right to Life in endorsing Shell’s pro-life, pro-gun and pro-farmer campaign for Agriculture Commissioner. After leading the Republican effort to win control of the Kentucky State House for the first time in nearly a century, Jonathan Shell was elected by his colleagues as the Commonwealth’s first GOP House Majority Leader.

The support keeps building. Here’s the full list of Judge/Executives endorsing Shell for Agriculture Commissioner to date:

  • Adair County Judge/ Executive Larry Bryant

  • Anderson County Judge/ Executive Orbrey Gritton

  • Barren County Judge/ Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd

  • Boone County Judge/ Executive Gary Moore

  • Bourbon County Judge/ Executive Mike Williams

  • Boyd County Judge/ Executive Eric Chaney

  • Breckinridge County Judge/ Executive Maurice D. Lucas

  • Bullitt County Judge/ Executive Jerry Summers

  • Casey County Judge/ Executive Randy Dial

  • Christian County Judge/ Executive Jerry Gilliam

  • Clark County Judge/ Executive Les Yates

  • Clinton County Judge/ Executive Ricky Craig

  • Estill County Judge/ Executive Donnie Russell Watson

  • Fleming County Judge/ Executive John Sims, Jr.

  • Garrard County Judge/ Executive Chris "Roo" Elleman

  • Grayson County Judge/ Executive Kevin Henderson

  • Green County Judge/ Executive John H. Frank

  • Greenup County Judge/ Executive Bobby Hall

  • Harlan County Judge/ Executive Dan Mosley

  • Henderson County Judge/ Executive Brad Schneider

  • Henry County Judge/ Executive Scott Bates

  • Hopkins County Judge/ Executive Jack Whitfield Jr.

  • Jackson County Judge/ Executive Shane Gabbard

  • Jessamine County Judge/ Executive David K. West

  • Kenton County Judge/ Executive Kris Knochelmann

  • Knott County Judge/ Executive Jeff Dobson

  • Knox County Judge/ Executive Mike Mitchell

  • Laurel County Judge/ Executive David Westerfield

  • Leslie County Judge/ Executive William Lewis

  • Lincoln County Judge/ Executive J. Woods Adams III

  • Madison County Judge/ Executive Reagan Taylor

  • McLean County Judge/ Executive Curtis Dame 

  • Mercer County Judge/ Executive Sarah Steele

  • Monroe County Judge/ Executive Mitchell Page

  • Ohio County Judge/ Executive David Johnston

  • Pulaski County Judge/ Executive Marshall Todd

  • Russell County Judge/ Executive Randy Marcum

  • Scott County Judge/ Executive Joe Pat Covington

  • Shelby County Judge/ Executive Dan Ison

  • Simpson County Judge/ Executive Mason Barnes

  • Taylor County Judge/ Executive Barry T. Smith

  • Union County Judge/ Executive Adam O'Nan

  • Warren County Judge/ Executive Doug Gorman

  • Wayne County Judge/ Executive Scott Gehring

  • Webster County Judge/ Executive Steve R. Henry

  • Whitley County Judge/ Executive Pat White, Jr.

“I’m honored to have earned the support of these outstanding Kentucky leaders,” said Shell, Republican candidate for Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner. “As our state’s next Agriculture Commissioner, I look forward to working with these Judge/ Executives across our Commonwealth to support our farmers and protect our communities. The local, family-owned farms and small businesses in many of these counties are the backbone of our economy, and I will never stop fighting for them.”

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