Shannon Davis-Roberts
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Shannon Davis-Roberts (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 5. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Davis-Roberts completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shannon Davis-Roberts was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She earned an undergraduate degree from Murray State University in 2018. Davis-Roberts' career experience includes working as a co-owner of Walk the Willow home improvement store, as a founder of the New South Arts Initiative, and as a grant writer.[1]
Davis-Roberts has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
- Murray Art Guild
- The National Organization for Women
Elections
2020
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shannon Davis-Roberts advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mary Imes advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 5.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shannon Davis-Roberts completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis-Roberts' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 1977, my parents met hitchhiking on the Florida Coastal Highway. My mother smashed her Taylor Guitar over my father's red Ford Truck and walked away. She was six months pregnant. By the time I was two, I had been in and out of foster care. The last time I saw my mother, she was pushing a big green kitchen table in front of my bedroom door. She left us there. My step-brother was 12 months old. He cried for a long time. I began to push on that big green table. I kept pushing and pushing until I could squeeze through. I walked across the street and asked for my mother. She didn't come, but social services did. At two-years-old, I changed the course of my life.
Over the next 38 years, I continued to redefine myself and my life by pushing through obstacles. I am a Magna Cum Laude, non-traditional, graduate of Murray State University. My husband, Justin Roberts, and I own Walk the Willow, a willow furniture and eco sculpture business based in Murray, Kentucky where we raise our two daughters.
- I work everyday for the working class and will carry our voices to Frankfort.
- I fight for public education, and libraries.
- I believe in the power of many and together we can bridge the gap.
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Women's Rights
Workers Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Civil Rights
Abolishing Private Prisons
Affordable Healthcare
Ecocentric Based Solutions
Francis Perkins. She was an intelligent, ceiling smasher who fought for suffrage rights as a young woman. Later she worked fearlessly for impoverished American workers. Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her to serve as the Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. During her twelve years as Secretary, she helped architect the New deal by creating the American unemployment benefits program, the Social Security program, established the minimum wage laws, and Child Labor Laws. I'd like to follow her example by using creative intelligence to solve the pressing problems that face modern American workers and their families.
An ethical care philoshopy, integrity, and honesty are essential characteristics of elected officials. Our representatives need to carry our voices to Frankfort and not echo the whispers of lobbyists and cooperate interests.
I am hard-working and from the working class. I am energetic and innovative. I am resourceful and diligent. I am ethical and value people over money. I am brassy and will hold my position and fight for the common Kentuckian.
I would love to be the first woman to serve as the District 5 State Representative. I would like to expand our local tourism and art community while working to see our factory workers protected from surprise closures and see hemp's potential fully realized in our local agricultural community. I also would like to improve the lives of single women and their children by attracting new businesses in the district that properly support women in the workplace.
When the Challenger Space Ship exploded. I was seven-years-old.
At fifteen, I was the McDonald"s Birthday Clown. 1 year
My People's Waltz, Dale Ray Phillips
The realness of the rural southern struggle and the language used in this Grit Lit collection of stories places it at the top of my list. I studied under the author and his talent and brilliance inspire me.
Big Momma Thorton, Hound Dog
As a foster child raised by my grandparents, my self-worth and confidence suffered for years. Through the support of my husband, the love for our children, and through my own unabashed gratitude and perseverance, I assumed the power that my struggles gifted me. My struggles have been shaped me into a stronger and kinder human being. I employ empathy and logic to do the next right thing.
All fiscal bills must be introduced in the House. A member of the House gives a more personal voice to the people they serve, as the House holds 100 members to the Senate's 38.
No. I believe that public servants need to be diverse in their representation. People with many backgrounds can serve their communities just as well or better than life-long politicians.
Right now, I see the deficit in the budget is the number one issue. We must be open to new forms of revenue in order to provide services for our people and benefits for state workers.
A relationship that includes communication and compromise has the best chance of productivity.
Yes. Being able to discuss policy goals and ask for expertise while drafting bills requires relationship building and trust.
Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs
Natural Resources and Environment
Tourism Development and Energy I love Joni Jenkins, Kentucky's First Female Minority Leader of the House.
I would like to serve two terms in the State House, two as a State Senator and then in the United States Congress, or as Calloway County Judge Executive.
A woman in my district has an issue affording her insulin and fears death due to poverty.
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 26, 2020
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Speaker of the House:David Osborne
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