Shawna Richards

Shawna Richards

Democratic Party

Prior offices

U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District

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Hampton University

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Emerson College

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Shawna Richards (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education, representing St. Croix. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. She left office on January 6, 2025.

Richards (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education to represent St. Croix. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Shawna Richards was born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Richards earned a bachelor's degree in mass media arts from Hampton University and a master's degree in communication studies from Emerson College. Her career experience includes working as a project management professional.

Elections

2020

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Emmanuella Perez-Cassius and Shawna Richards defeated incumbent Mary Moorhead and incumbent Martial Webster in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emmanuella Perez-Cassius (D)	29.4	2,898
✔		Shawna Richards (D)	28.1	2,766
		Mary Moorhead (Independent Citizens Movement)	24.7	2,429
	Submit photo	Martial Webster (Independent)	17.6	1,737
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 9,848
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District (2 seats)

Shawna Richards and Emmanuella Perez-Cassius defeated Imani Heath in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education St. Croix District on August 1, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shawna Richards	45.4	976
✔		Emmanuella Perez-Cassius	30.6	658
	Submit photo	Imani Heath	23.4	502
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,148
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2020

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