{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Donna Sheldon | state_house = Georgia | district = 71st | term_start = January 3, 2003 | term_end = January 3, 2007 | predecessor = | successor = | state_house2 = Georgia | district2 = 105th | term_start2 = January 3, 2007 | term_end2 = January 14, 2013 | predecessor2 = David E. Lucas, Sr. | successor2 = Joyce Chandler | state_house3 = Georgia | district3 = 104th | term_start3 = January 14, 2013 | term_end3 = August 27, 2013 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = Chuck Efstration | party = Republican | occupation = Politician }}
'''Donna Sheldon''' is an American politician from the state of Georgia. Sheldon is a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.
== Education == In 1984, Sheldon earned a degree in Science from Gainesville College.<ref name="votesmart_sheldon"/>
== Career == Sheldon is a founder and former director of Dacula Classical Academy in Georgia.<ref name="votesmart_sheldon"/>
On November 5, 2002, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 71.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49707 |title=GA State House 071 P2|website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 5, 2002 |accessdate=April 8, 2021}}</ref>
On November 2, 2004, Sheldon won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon defeated John Kenney with 78.36% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=141877 |title=GA State House 105 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 2, 2004 |accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="votesmart_sheldon">{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/31811/donna-sheldon |title=Donna Sheldon's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref>
On November 6, 2012, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=767144 |title=GA State House 104 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 6, 2012 |accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=205&Session=23|publisher=Georgia House of Representatives|title=Representative Donna Sheldon}}</ref><ref name="votesmart_sheldon"/>
On August 26, 2013, Sheldon announced her resignation from Georgia House of Representatives to focus on her campaign as a candidate for Georgia's 10th congressional district to replace Paul Broun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peachpundit.com/2013/04/09/its-official-donna-sheldon-is-in-georgias-10th-cd-race/|title=It's Official: Donna Sheldon Is In Georgia's 10th CD Race|last=Charlie|date=April 9, 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=ZPolitics.com|url=http://zpolitics.com/donna-sheldon-resigns-from-ga-house/|accessdate=7 January 2014|title=Congressional candidate Donna Sheldon resigns from Ga House | zpolitics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107113222/http://zpolitics.com/donna-sheldon-resigns-from-ga-house/|archive-date=January 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 20, 2014, Sheldon finished third in the race for Georgia's 10th congressional district after receiving 15% of the vote, as Jody Hice and Mike Collins advanced to a runoff election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/21/hice-collins-move-july-runoff/15531081007/ | title=Hice, Collins move on to July runoff }}</ref>
In 2018, as a real estate agent, Sheldon campaigned for a seat in Georgia House of Representatives. On November 6, 2018, Sheldon lost the election for Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon was defeated by Donna McLeod and received only 41.63% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=841830 |title=GA State House 105 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/house-district-105-among-the-many-tight-contests-shifting-gwinnett/d6BN82hrLDL2Kz6anrflJM/ |title=House District 105 among the many tight contests in shifting Gwinnett |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 1, 2018 |accessdate=April 5, 2021|last1=Estep |first1=Tyler }}</ref>
== Personal life == Sheldon's husband is Bob. They have two children. Sheldon and her family live in Dacula, Georgia.<ref name="votesmart_sheldon"/>
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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Donna_Sheldon Donna Sheldon at ballotpedia.org] * [https://georgialifealliance.com/2018-gla-committeee-pro-life-certification-questionnaire-responses/ Donna Sheldon at georgialifealliance.com]
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