Joe Shell
Joseph Claude Shell, Sr. (September 7, 1918 – April 7, 2008) was an American oil producer and lobbyist who represented District 58 (West Los Angeles - the Wilshire area) in the California State Assembly from 1953-1963 and was the Assembly Republican Minority Leader.
Shell is best remembered for having unsuccessfully opposed Richard Nixon, in the primary election for Governor of California in June 1962. Shell, however, contended that Nixon actually opposed him, for Shell had been committed to the governor's race for a year before Nixon's own entry.
Shell is also remembered for his work in the early 1960s in locating additional water sources to sustain the growth of California in the future.
Read more about Joe Shell: Early Years, Football Champion, Military Pilot, Legislator, Gubernatorial Primary Race, Backing Goldwater, Reservations About Reagan, Oilman and Lobbyist, Family Life, Shell in Perspective
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