Shanelle Jackson

Shanelle Jackson
Candidate for
U.S. House, Michigan, District 13
Party	Democratic
Websites
Campaign website

Shanelle Jackson was a 2012 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 13th Congressional District of Michigan. She was also a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 9 from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2013.

Biography

Rep. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and a master’s degree in social justice from Marygrove College in Detroit.

Elections

2012

See also: Michigan's 13th congressional district elections, 2012

Jackson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 13th District. The Secretary of State's office had initially ruled that her 1,625 delivered signatures contained less than 1,000 valid signatures. On May 29, 2012, however, Jackson appealed the decision. On June 7th, 2012, the Office of the Wayne County Clerk determined that Jackson did indeed have enough signatures to appear on the August 7th primary ballot.

She was defeated by incumbent John Conyers, Jr. in August 7 the Democratic primary.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Conyers, Jr.	55.4%	38,371
Glenn Anderson	18.2%	12,586
Shanelle Jackson	12.6%	8,708
Bert Johnson	10%	6,928
John Goci	3.8%	2,664
Total Votes		69,257

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jackson won re-election to the District 9 Seat in 2010. She defeated Danyelle Coleman, Reggie Davis, Choka Johnson]], Daniel McFarland, Audrey Smith, Michael Terrell and Mary Thomas in the August 3 Democratic primary. She faced Richard Zeile (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Shanelle Jackson (D)		19,300
Richard Zeile (R)		694
D'Artagnan Collier (I)		138
Kenneth Haney (I)		188

2008

On November 04, 2008, Shanelle Jackson ran unopposed for District 9 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Shanelle Jackson raised $32,174 for her campaign.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9
Candidates		Votes
Shanelle Jackson (D)		34,062

State legislature committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jackson served on these committees:

• Appropriations
• Subcommittee on Higher Education
• Subcommittee on Human Services, Vice Chair
• Subcommittee on Joint Capital Outlay, Vice Chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jackson served on these committees:

• Appropriations

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Scorecards

Tea Party Scorecard

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.

January 2011 - March 2012

Shanelle Jackson received a 20% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.

External links

• Michigan Legislature - Representative Shanelle Jackson
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Michigan Votes - Shanelle Jackson
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
• Shanelle Jackson on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Michigan House of Representatives District 9 2007 – 2013	Succeeded by Harvey Santana (D)