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Shenita Cleveland
Shenita Cleveland (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 30th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Cleveland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cleveland was born in Columbus, Texas. She graduated from Grambling State University in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a consultant for the construction industry.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 30
Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson defeated Tre Pennie and Eric LeMonte Williams in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 77.5 | 204,928 |
 | Tre Pennie (R)  | 18.4 | 48,685 | |
 | Eric LeMonte Williams (Independent) | 4.1 | 10,851 | |
| Total votes: 264,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30
Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson defeated Shenita Cleveland, Barbara Mallory Caraway, and Hasani Burton in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eddie Bernice Johnson | 70.6 | 58,804 |
 | Shenita Cleveland | 13.6 | 11,358 | |
 | Barbara Mallory Caraway | 12.6 | 10,452 | |
 | Hasani Burton | 3.2 | 2,638 | |
| Total votes: 83,252 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30
Tre Pennie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 30 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tre Pennie | 100.0 | 9,928 |
| Total votes: 9,928 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
To see a list of endorsements for Shenita Cleveland, click here.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shenita Cleveland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cleveland's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born in Columbus, Texas and raised in Houston, Shenita is the oldest child and raised by a single mother, until she was a senior in high school. She graduated from Dulles High School in Sugarland, TX.
Shenita attended Grambling State University in 1991, where she majored in Criminal Justice, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree. She moved to Dallas, TX in 1997 to work for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Parole Division.
Shenita believes we've seen some small steps forward over time in this country, but because of the ever-growing wealth gap, we still have high concentrated areas that lack resources and business opportunities to grow those communities in a healthy holistic way.
Shenita is that empathetic voice to fight for those things that matter most to working families.- I am running to improve the lives of others and speak truth on issues that may be unpopular, but important to the people.
- This campaign will be that empathic voice needed to fight for those things that matter most to working families
- We will work tirelessly to eradicate racism and poverty through public policy.
2. Transportation
3. Policing
4. Criminal & Economic Justice
5. Protecting our Veterans
6. Housing
7. Environmental Justice
8. Protecting Workers
9. Ending Government Corruption
The ladies stood up for what was right no matter the cost.
The message.
Tina Turner
Transportation
Science, Space & Technology
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 13, 2019
