Shelia Edwards

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Shelia Edwards
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Elections and appointments
Last election

May 24, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Benedict College

Contact

See also: Shelia Edwards (Cobb County Commissioner Board Chairman, Georgia, candidate 2024)

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

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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

See also: Georgia Public Service Commission election, 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
Image of Shelia Edwards
Shelia Edwards
 
54.7
 
358,738
Image of Chandra Farley
Chandra Farley
 
30.6
 
200,780
Image of Missy Moore
Missy Moore Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Fitz Johnson
Fitz Johnson
 
100.0
 
1,007,354

Total votes: 1,007,354
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Erica Thomas
Erica Thomas (D)
 
83.2
 
16,607
Image of James Morrow
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
Image of Erica Thomas
Erica Thomas
 
53.4
 
2,420
Image of Shelia Edwards
Shelia Edwards
 
32.0
 
1,451
Victoria Randle
 
9.1
 
414
Image of Tray Deadwyler
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
Image of James Morrow
James Morrow
 
100.0
 
667

Total votes: 667
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2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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

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Email

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.

[8]

—Shelia Edwards, [1]

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