Shelley Hughes (born January 6, 1958, in Canton, Ohio)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, serving since 2017.

Hughes represents Palmer and other parts of the southern Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

[2] Hughes has an AA from Cuyahoga Community College and a BA from the University of Alaska.

[3] Hughes was appointed to the Alaska State House of Representatives by Governor Sean Parnell, succeeding the late Representative Carl Gatto, who died on April 10, 2012.

In September 2021, Hughes was part of a panel of Alaska legislators focused on health care.