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Shelia Edwards
Shelia Edwards (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia Public Service Commission to represent District 3. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Edwards earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from Benedict College in 1984 and received an executive education in managerial leadership from Emory University in 2002.[1]
Organizations and affiliations
- Founder, Legacy Cares
- Mableton Improvement Coalition (former Board Member), member
- Austell Community Taskforce, member
- Democratic Party of Cobb, member
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, member[1]
Elections
2022
Georgia was scheduled to hold an election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 8, 2022. The general election was canceled after United States District Court judge Steven Grimberg ruled on August 5, 2022, that the Georgia Public Service Commission's at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act and that the scheduled 2022 general election should not be held using that system. The state submitted an appeal to stay the decision until after the general election but withdrew the appeal on August 19, 2022, meaning the two races did not appear on the 2022 ballot.[2][3]
A primary was held on May 24, 2022, before the general election was canceled.
See also: Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3
Shelia Edwards defeated Chandra Farley and Missy Moore in the Democratic primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelia Edwards | 54.7 | 358,738 |
 | Chandra Farley | 30.6 | 200,780 | |
 | Missy Moore  | 14.7 | 96,588 | |
| Total votes: 656,106 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3
Incumbent Fitz Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fitz Johnson | 100.0 | 1,007,354 |
| Total votes: 1,007,354 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Erica Thomas defeated James Morrow in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erica Thomas (D) | 83.2 | 16,607 |
 | James Morrow (R) | 16.8 | 3,345 | |
| Total votes: 19,952 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Erica Thomas defeated Shelia Edwards, Victoria Randle, and Tray Deadwyler in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erica Thomas | 53.4 | 2,420 |
| Shelia Edwards | 32.0 | 1,451 | |
| Victoria Randle | 9.1 | 414 | ||
 | Tray Deadwyler | 5.5 | 248 | |
| Total votes: 4,533 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39
James Morrow advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Morrow | 100.0 | 667 |
| Total votes: 667 | |||
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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.
Incumbent Erica Thomas ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 39 general election.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Erica Thomas Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 18,097 | |
| Total Votes | 18,097 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Erica Thomas defeated Shelia Edwards and Wayne Hobdy in the Georgia House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Erica Thomas Incumbent |
58.39% | 1,256 | |
| Democratic | Shelia Edwards | 39.70% | 854 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Hobdy | 1.91% | 41 | |
| Total Votes | 2,151 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Edwards issued the following statement regarding her bid for office:
| “ | I bring a wealth of political experience to the job, having worked on successful campaigns and referendums in Metropolitan Atlanta as well as capabilities and knowledge gained from working in political offices on the local, state and national levels. I want to utilize my political experiences, knowledge and capabilities to benefit our community by working with others in the Cobb Delegation, in the State of Georgia, and in Washington to bring attention and awareness to the issues that impact our District. I am motivated by the needs in my community. I have been an active voice advocating on issues that impact the Mableton community and our quality of life, including my advocacy to defeat the Bankhead “TRASH” Transfer Station. When I became aware that a company was attempting to get a zoning application to accept tons of waste near our home and the Chattahoochee River, I went into action to inform the community about what was occurring. One of my first acts was creating Legacy Cares, a grass roots community organization, in opposition of this waste transfer station. I organized community resistance, including an on-line petition which garnered over 2000 signatures, and worked closely with the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) to shed light on the over saturation of transfer stations in our portion of the county. We successful convinced officials to vote down the proposal. I later was elected to MIC's Board of Directors. My community benefited from my experience then and if elected, i will use these same skill-sets at the capital to be the advocate our community needs and deserves. | ” |
| —Shelia Edwards, [1] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 27, 2016
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Federal judge rules PSC election ‘unlawfully dilutes’ Black voting power," August 5, 2022
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "November PSC elections off after U.S. Supreme Court ruling," August 19, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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