Jonathan Shell

Jonathan Shell
36th Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky
Assumed office
January 1, 2024
GovernorAndy Beshear
Preceded byRyan Quarles
Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 1, 2019
SpeakerJeff Hoover
David Osborne (acting)
Preceded byRocky Adkins
Succeeded byBam Carney
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byLonnie Napier
Succeeded byTravis Brenda
Constituency36th district (2013–2015)
71st district (2015–2019)
Personal details
Born (1987-12-01) December 1, 1987
PartyRepublican
EducationEastern Kentucky University (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Jonathan Lance Shell (born December 1, 1987) is an American politician and farmer who has served as the 36th Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture since 2024.

Previously, Shell served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, and as Majority Floor Leader from 2017 to 2019. He represented Kentucky's 36th and 71st House districts, which both comprised Garrard and Rockcastle counties as well as part of Madison County.