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Shelitha Robertson
Shelitha Renee Robertson was a 2015 Democratic special election candidate for District 55 of the Georgia House of Representatives.[1][2]
Robertson was a 2014 candidate for the Fulton/Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Georgia. She also ran for judge of the same court in 2010.[3]
Career
Robertson was a police officer for ten years. After she completed law school, Robertson was assistant city attorney for Atlanta.[4]
Elections
2015
Alysia Brown (D), Marie Metze (D), Michael B. Fitzgerald (D), Raghu Raju (D), Shelitha Robertson (D) and John Franklin Guest Jr. (I) faced off in a special election on June 16.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Robertson and Metze, met in a runoff election on July 14, which Metze won.[2][5]
Tyrone Brooks Jr. (D) was initially removed from the ballot on June 8 after he failed to prove that he had lived in the district for at least a year.[6] However, he was temporarily placed back on the ballot by a Superior Court judge on June 11, 2015. A hearing was held on June 15 to determine Brooks' eligibility.[7] Ultimately, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams sided with Secretary of State Brian Kemp's (R) original decision and ruled that Brooks was not eligible for the ballot.[8]
The seat was vacant following the resignation of Tyrone Brooks Sr. (D) on April 9, 2015.[9]
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 55 was called for June 16. A runoff election took place on July 14. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 30.[9]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 55, Runoff election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marie Metze |
58.2% | 1,421 | |
| Democratic | Shelitha Robertson | 41.8% | 1,020 | |
| Total Votes | 2,441 | |||
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 55, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Shelitha Robertson (advanced to runoff) |
30.7% | 851 | |
| Democratic | Marie Metze (advanced to runoff) |
30.4% | 842 | |
| Democratic | Michael B. Fitzgerald | 22.4% | 619 | |
| Independent | John Franklin Guest Jr. | 8.2% | 226 | |
| Democratic | Alysia Brown | 6.5% | 181 | |
| Democratic | Raghu Raju | 1.8% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 2,769 | |||
2014
See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014
ran for election to the Fulton/Atlanta Judicial Circuit.
General: She faced Jane Barwick and Shondeana Crews-Morris in the general election on May 20, 2014.
Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Robertson and Barwick competed in a runoff election on July 22, 2014. Barwick won with 62.6% of the vote.[10]Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Robertson and Barwick competed in a runoff election on July 22, 2014. Barwick won with 62.6% of the vote.[11][12]
2010
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2010
Robertson ran for election to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit against Chloe Dallaire, Karlise Yvette Grier, Clarence R. Johnson, Jr. and Kelly Amanda Lee.[13] Robertson was defeated by Kelly Amanda Lee in a runoff election on November 30, 2010, receiving just 38.4% of the vote.[3]
Noteworthy events
On December 19, 2023, a federal jury convicted Robertson of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering. She was sentenced on June 7, 2024, to seven years and three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.[14]
See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives District 55
- State legislative elections, 2015
- Georgia General Assembly
- Georgia judicial elections
- Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Georgia
- Courts in Georgia
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 neighbornewspapers.com, "Candidates throw hats in ring for House District 55 seat," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Election Results, "Statewide results for Special Election Runoff," accessed June 17, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Georgia Secretary of State, “Unofficial Results of the General Election Runoff”
- ↑ Elect Robertson, "About," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "Statewide results for special election," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ politics.blog.ajc.com, "Brian Kemp orders Tyrone Brooks Jr. struck from June 16 contest to fill father’s seat," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Jim Galloway, AJC, "Fulton County judge moves Tyrone Brooks Jr. eligibility hearing to Monday," June 12, 2015
- ↑ AJC.com, "It’s final: Tyrone Brooks Jr. removed from today’s House District 55 ballot," June 16, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Election in State House of Representatives District 55," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2014 Qualifying Candidates List," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Statewide Election Results,” May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "General Primary Runoff and General Nonpartisan Election Runoff," July 22, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Non-Partisan Candidates on the November 2, 2010 General Election Ballot," archived July 24, 2012
- ↑ United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia, "Former Assistant City Attorney and Police Officer Sentenced in an Approximately $15M PPP Fraud Scheme," accessed June 15, 2024
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