Tim Sheldon

Tim Sheldon is an American politician who has served 22 years in the Washington State Legislature as a Democrat representing the sprawling 35th District, which includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston, Kitsap and Grays Harbor Counties. Since 2004 he has also represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner. Sheldon was born in Mason County, and has lived there most of his life. He attended public schools until he entered the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, graduating in 1969 with a BS in Economics. He earned his MBA at the University of Washington.

He is also a Mason County Commissioner for District 2, a position he has held since 2005.

Following a decade of work in economic development for Native American tribes, Sheldon began a new career as Executive Director of the non-profit Mason County Economic Development Council, a post he held for 18 years.

First elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1990, Sheldon served four terms there before being elected to the State Senate in 1997. Currently in his fourth 4-year Senate term, Sheldon has a seat on the Senate Transportation Committees. He concurrently has held the office of Mason County Commissioner,District 2, since 2005.