About Kristina Shelton

Kristina was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020, being reelected in 2022 for a second term. Before this, Kristina dedicated her career to working alongside different constituencies to create healthier, more equitable communities where all kids, families, and residents thrive. Born to a large family in Pittsburgh, PA, Kristina has made Green Bay home. 

Green Bay has provided a home and extensive community to Kristina and her family. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kristina’s career began with teaching health and physical education from kindergarten through 12th grade. With a Master of Science in Health Promotion Management, Kristina shifted her professional work toward non-profit leadership. While managing a national grants program and facilitating an urban wellness coalition, Kristina also initiated and facilitated an organization-wide diversity leadership team.

Appointed to the Green Bay Area Public School Board in August 2018 and elected in April 2019, Kristina’s community contributions are wide-ranging. Kristina was recently named as a 2019-2020 Current Young Professional "Future 15" recipient, an award that annually profiles young professionals who are growing and excelling in their fields.  Most recently, she won the 2019 “Activist of the Year Award” from Citizen Action’s Northeast Wisconsin Co-op. Kristina’s primary goal as a legislator is to advocate for the needs of Green Bay’s constituents while supporting Wisconsin’s grassroots movements. 

Kristina has been married to her husband, Jon, for 14 years. Together, they have two kids attending school in the Green Bay Area Public School District. Kristina enjoys running, teaching and practicing yoga, planting native Wisconsin wildflowers, and chatting about local politics with her family and friends.

Commitment to Equity and Racial Justice

The residents and voters in Wisconsin's 90th state assembly district represent and demonstrate daily examples of what it means to be hard working, dedicated, passionate, and resilient. Every day our families, neighbors, colleagues, and friends contribute to an economy that provides jobs and security, and a community that makes a democracy possible. The schools and community organizations in our district deliver public education through world-class learning opportunities as well as direct services and support to ensure our residents can thrive, be healthy, and engaged. 

Heritage, culture, and tradition run deep in the 90th district; we have so much to be proud of! It’s also important to honor that our community is changing. The economic, racial, and cultural diversity in the 90th district continues to grow and shift each year.  While the district remains predominantly white, several groups have seen significant population increases in recent years. Further, the Green Bay Area Public School District paints a unique and growing pattern of increased diversity across multiple and intersectional dimensions. 

As a community, we have demonstrated a commitment and value system supportive of diversity and inclusion. Further,  we see growing diversity in our district as one of the many benefits our residents bring to our neighborhoods and places of employment. However, we often fall short in overcoming the barriers to creating and supporting safe, equitable living, working and learning environments that work for all. As the representative to the 90th Assembly District, I am committed to prioritizing legislation and grassroots action to dismantle all forms of oppression. My commitment to serve is built on an unwavering belief that we can only transform what we are willing to name and confront. Racism, sexism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, xenophobia and other forms of oppression and hate have damaged us all and have no place in our state or communities.

It’s important to remember that no matter where we come from, the color of our skin, our identities, or our places of worship, we all believe in the value of hard work. Each of us contributes to the shared, common successes throughout the 90th state assembly district. By working together, we can and will continue to build a community that puts all of Wisconsin’s people first.

My core values

Living wage: all workers deserve fair, family-sustaining pay

Health care: access to care and medicine is a human right

Public education: fully-funded schools and colleges are what drives Wisconsin forward

Environmental justice: our land, air, and water are our greatest assets

Infrastructure: communities thrive when we invest in the things we share