Joe Shelley for HD47

Joe Shelley, Perry City Council

Democratic delegates from Dallas, Greene and Guthrie counties convened July 19 for a nominating convention at Sportsman's Park in Dawson to select Joe Shelly as their nominee to run for Iowa House District 47. The District includes northwest Dallas and all of Green and Guthrie Counties. Joe Shelly is a resident of Perry. He is a a semi-retired union pipefitter and currently serves on the Perry City Council and Dallas County Hospital Board of Trustees. Orphaned early in life, Joe started down the wrong path of drugs and crime, but in a prison library Joe discovered a path upward. He earned a union apprenticeship as a pipefitter and began a successful career. Convention Chair, Tom Walton, who is Chair of the Dallas County Democrats, stated, "We are proud to have Joe representing the Democratic Party in Iowa. He is a man of the people who turned his life around and continues to make a difference."  Shelly has also been endorsed by Lanan Baccam, Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional District. Shelly's opponent is Republican Carter Nordman. The election is November 5, 2024. 

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