Robbin Shipp
Robbin Shipp (b. February 1, 1963) was a Democratic candidate for Georgia Commissioner of Labor in the 2014 elections.[1] Robbin Shipp lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Shipp is a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 58 from 2007 to 2009. Shipp resigned on April 21, 2009, to maintain a job with the Fulton County district attorney's office. At the time of her resignation, Georgia law prohibited lawmakers from working for the state government.[2]
Biography
Shipp earned her B.A. in communications from Shaw University in 1985, her M.P.A. in political science from Georgia College and State University in 1993, and her J.D. from the Walter F. George College of Law at Mercer University in 1996. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.[3]
Elections
2014
Shipp ran for Georgia Commissioner of Labor in 2014. She was uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the May 20 primary and was defeated by Republican incumbent Mark Butler in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[4]
Results
| Labor Commissioner of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Butler Incumbent |
56.9% | 1,427,662 | |
| Democratic | Robbin Shipp | 43.1% | 1,079,898 | |
| Total Votes | 2,507,560 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
- Georgia House of Representatives - Rep. Robbin Shipp
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign contributions, 2014
- Campaign contributions, 2006-2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Robbin Shipp for Labor Commissioner 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Creative Loafing, "State Rep. Robin Shipp resigns," April 21, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Robbin Shipp's Biography." Retrieved November 20, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 4, 2014," accessed October 22, 2015
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