Renitta Shannon

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Renitta Shannon
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 84th district
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byRahn Mayo
Personal details
Born
Renitta Shanbay Shannon

(1979-12-29) December 29, 1979 (age 44)
Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Florida
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusiness development consultant
Websitehttps://renittashannon.com

Renitta Shanbay Shannon (born December 29, 1979)[1] is an American politician who currently serves as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives.

Early life

Shannon grew up in Central Florida with her sister in a religious household. Her father was a pastor.[2] During college Shannon worked as a restaurant server, earned scholarships, took out student loans, and with the help of her parents, she graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology.[3]

Career

She defeated incumbent representative Rahn Mayo in the Democratic primaries in 2016,[4] and won the seat unopposed in the 2016 election.

For her 2019–2020 term, Shannon is the Chair of the House Democratic Criminal Justice Reform Committee and is a member of the Governmental Affairs, Small Business Development, and Insurance committees.[citation needed]

Personal life

Shannon had an abortion her senior year of college, a decision which she has written about.[2] In 2017, Shannon came out as bisexual.[5]

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