Elected and Appointed Government Officials 2017
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One of the brighter stars in Democratic politics is now in his second term as Mayor of Tupelo.
Jason Shelton is a lifelong resident of the Tupelo and a product of the Mississippi public education system, having attended Tupelo High School, Itawamba Community College, Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi School of Law.
After practicing law in Tupelo for more than a decade, Jason was elected as the first mayor in the history of Tupelo from “East Tupelo.”
During his time as mayor, the City of Tupelo has overcome many hardships, and also has been highly acclaimed as a 2015 All‐America City and as the Mississippi Municipal League 2015 Overall Excellence Award winner. In 2016 he was named as top of the class in the Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40.