He left office in 2010 due to term limits and is now a member of the national advisory board of Democrats for Life of America.

He graduated from West Branch High School in 1965 and then attended Western Michigan University and Kirtland Community College.

Following his wartime military service overseas, Joel Sheltrown returned to West Branch where he managed his father's John Deere dealership.

Joel Sheltrown was the primary sponsor of a new state law allowing All-terrain vehicles to access county roads.

He organized a hunters' coalition that won broader inclusion of crossbows in the archery deer hunting season.

He takes traditionally conservative stands on constitutional issues such as abortion, the second amendment, personal freedoms and parental rights.

The grant was the major financial piece used for construction of a super hangar used to repair and rebuild wide body aircraft in Oscoda, Michigan.