Donna Sheldon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. Sheldon is a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.

Donna Sheldon
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 105th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byDavid E. Lucas, Sr.
Succeeded byJoyce Chandler
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 104th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – August 27, 2013
Succeeded byChuck Efstration
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceDacula, Georgia
OccupationPolitician

Education

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In 1984, Sheldon earned a degree in Science from Gainesville College.[1]

Career

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Sheldon is a founder and former director of Dacula Classical Academy in Georgia.[1]

On November 5, 2002, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 71.[2]

On November 2, 2004, Sheldon won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon defeated John Kenney with 78.36% of the votes.[3][1]

On November 6, 2012, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.[4][5][1]

On August 26, 2013, Sheldon announced her resignation from Georgia House of Representatives to focus on her campaign as a candidate for Georgia's 10th congressional district to replace Paul Broun.[6][7] On May 20, 2014, Sheldon finished third in the race for Georgia's 10th congressional district after receiving 15% of the vote, as Jody Hice and Mike Collins advanced to a runoff election.[8]

In 2018, as a real estate agent, Sheldon campaigned for a seat in Georgia House of Representatives. On November 6, 2018, Sheldon lost the election for Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon was defeated by Donna McLeod and received only 41.63% of the votes.[9][10]

Personal life

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Sheldon's husband is Bob. They have two children. Sheldon and her family live in Dacula, Georgia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Donna Sheldon's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "GA State House 071 P2". ourcampaigns.com. November 5, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "GA State House 105". ourcampaigns.com. November 2, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "GA State House 104". ourcampaigns.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Representative Donna Sheldon". Georgia House of Representatives.
  6. ^ Charlie (April 9, 2013). "It's Official: Donna Sheldon Is In Georgia's 10th CD Race".
  7. ^ "Congressional candidate Donna Sheldon resigns from Ga House | zpolitics". ZPolitics.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Hice, Collins move on to July runoff".
  9. ^ "GA State House 105". ourcampaigns.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Estep, Tyler (November 1, 2018). "House District 105 among the many tight contests in shifting Gwinnett". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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