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Renitta Shannon
Renitta Shannon (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 84. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Shannon (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Shannon was assigned to the following committees:
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
- State Planning and Community Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Shannon was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Governmental Affairs |
| • Insurance |
| • Small Business Development |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeated Charlie Bailey and Ryan Graham in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Burt Jones (R) | 51.4 | 2,009,617 |
 | Charlie Bailey (D)  | 46.4 | 1,815,524 | |
 | Ryan Graham (L) | 2.2 | 85,207 | |
| Total votes: 3,910,348 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Charlie Bailey defeated Kwanza Hall in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 63.1 | 162,771 |
 | Kwanza Hall | 36.9 | 95,375 | |
| Total votes: 258,146 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwanza Hall | 30.2 | 208,249 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 17.6 | 121,750 |
 | Renitta Shannon | 14.5 | 99,877 | |
 | Tyrone Brooks Jr. | 10.8 | 74,855 | |
 | Erick Allen | 9.2 | 63,222 | |
 | Derrick Jackson | 8.8 | 60,706 | |
 | Tony Brown | 4.0 | 27,905 | |
 | Jason Hayes | 3.1 | 21,415 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 1.8 | 12,610 | |
| Total votes: 690,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kolbey Gardner (D)
- Bryan Miller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeated Butch Miller, Mack McGregor, and Jeanne Seaver in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burt Jones | 50.1 | 558,979 |
 | Butch Miller | 31.1 | 347,547 | |
 | Mack McGregor | 11.3 | 125,916 | |
 | Jeanne Seaver | 7.5 | 84,225 | |
| Total votes: 1,116,667 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent Renitta Shannon won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 84 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renitta Shannon (D) | 100.0 | 29,992 |
| Total votes: 29,992 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent Renitta Shannon defeated Harmel Codi in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 84 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renitta Shannon | 69.3 | 11,043 |
| Harmel Codi | 30.7 | 4,896 | ||
| Total votes: 15,939 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent Renitta Shannon won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 84 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renitta Shannon (D) | 100.0 | 26,038 |
| Total votes: 26,038 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 84
Incumbent Renitta Shannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 84 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renitta Shannon | 100.0 | 8,040 |
| Total votes: 8,040 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Renitta Shannon ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 84 general election.[1][2]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 84 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Renitta Shannon (unopposed) |
100.00% | 25,287 | |
| Total Votes | 25,287 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Renitta Shannon defeated incumbent Rahn Mayo in the Georgia House of Representatives District 84 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Renitta Shannon |
53.47% | 3,438 | |
| Democratic | Rahn Mayo Incumbent | 46.53% | 2,992 | |
| Total Votes | 6,430 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Renitta Shannon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Shannon's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Economic justice
- Excerpt: "If you are willing to work hard you should be paid wages that will allow you to provide the basic necessities for you and your family. I will fight for a living wage and advance the rights of workers to organize to improve their working conditions."
Quality education
- Excerpt: "I will fight for every child to have access to quality public education. Investing in our children will pay the highest dividends and must become one of our highest priorities."
Women
- Excerpt: "I will fight to ensure that women receive pay equal to their male counterparts, and have access to affordable quality childcare and have access to paid parental leave."
Criminal justice reform
- Excerpt: "I will work to foster new relationships built on trust between local police officers and the communities they serve. I will fight for better screening and training of law enforcement, representative community policing, and a deeper understanding of the role that conscious and unconscious racial bias plays in policing."
Campaign themes
2020
Renitta Shannon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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External links
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Candidate Lieutenant Governor of Georgia |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Renitta Shannon, "The issues," accessed May 4, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 84 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
