Donna McLeod
Donna McLeod (born March 19, 1968) is an American politician. She has served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 105th District since 2019.[2] She is the first Jamaican-American to become a Representative in Georgia.[3] She defeated Republican Donna Sheldon in the 2018 United States elections to replace retiring Representative Joyce Chandler.[4]
Donna McLeod | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 105th district | |
Assumed office January, 14th, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Joyce Chandler |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Kingston, Jamaica | March 19, 1968
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Alma mater | Humber College |
Political career
McLeod first ran to represent District 105 in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016, but lost the general election to incumbent Joyce Chandler. In 2018, she ran again, and defeated Republican Donna Sheldon. She is running for re-election in 2020, and will face Eric Dierks in the general election.[2]
McLeod currently sits on the following committees:[5]
- Code Revision
- Human Relations & Aging
- Interstate Cooperation
- Science and Technology
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donna McLeod | 638 | 67.37% | |
Democratic | Perry Green | 309 | 32.63% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joyce Chandler | 12,411 | 50.45% | |
Democratic | Donna McLeod | 12,189 | 49.55% |
In 2018, Mcleod was unopposed in the Democratic primary for the District 105 seat.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donna McLeod | 14,335 | 58.4% | |
Republican | Donna Sheldon | 10,224 | 41.6% |
References
- "Donna McLeod's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Donna McLeod". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- "Donna McLeod, first Jamaican born Representative headed to Georgia House". MSN. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- newsamericas (2018-11-08). "Caribbean News – This Caribbean National Makes History In The Georgia Elections". Caribbean and Latin America Daily News. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- "Donna McLeod". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved 21 June 2020.