Shelden leaves clerkship to serve Johnson Caleb Curtiss December 9, 2010 - 6:30pmJanuary 27, 2022 - 11:07pm According to WILL-AM 580, Mark Shelden will leave his post as our elected election czar to serve as U.S. Rep Tim Johnson’s top aide, leaving a vacuum to be filled by the soon to be former Champaign County Republican Party chairman Jason Barickman.