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Renitta has a degree in sociology from the University of Florida.

Renitta is a consultant. She is President of RSS Consulting, a policy consulting firm, where she has been for five years. She previously worked at Color of Change, a racial justice consultancy.

Renitta Shannon is currently the Georgia State House Representative representing District 84. She was elected in 2016 and has served three terms.

Said, "More than 1 million Georgians have no insurance whatsoever, and our uninsured rate is the 3rd worst in the country."

Plans to increase access to reproductive healthcare and reduce healthcare disparities, specifically for LGBTQ+ Georgians.

- Said, "More than 1 million Georgians have no insurance whatsoever, and our uninsured rate is the 3rd worst in the country."
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Plans to increase access to reproductive healthcare and reduce healthcare disparities, specifically for LGBTQ+ Georgians.

Healthcare

Wants to increase funding for public schools.

- Wants to increase funding for public schools.

Education

Plans to advance the rights of workers to organize to improve working conditions.

Supports a "balanced approach" to improving the economy that benefits both workers and businesses.

- Plans to advance the rights of workers to organize to improve working conditions.
- Supports a "balanced approach" to improving the economy that benefits both workers and businesses.

Economy

Wants to "ensure that our elections are free, fair, and accessible for everyone."

- Wants to "ensure that our elections are free, fair, and accessible for everyone."

Voting & Elections

Said, "We have a problem with mass incarceration and police accountability in Georgia. The state of Georgia is a global leader in incarceration."

Plans to hold police officers accountable in situations of police abuse.

Said, "I will work to end the systemic racial and economic bias."

- Said, "We have a problem with mass incarceration and police accountability in Georgia. The state of Georgia is a global leader in incarceration."
- Plans to hold police officers accountable in situations of police abuse.
- Said, "I will work to end the systemic racial and economic bias."

Public Safety

Renitta Shannon

- The Lieutenant Governor (Lt. Governor for short) is similar to the Vice President of the United States. If the Governor is incapacitated for any reason, the Lt. Governor takes over their powers until the Governor recovers or the term ends.
- The Lt. Governor influences which new laws get passed by using their role as the President of the State Senate. They work with advocates to introduce legislation and assist in the selection of which bills go up for debate.
- The Lt. Governor oversees debate in the State Senate, guiding the discussion of legislation and casting tie-breaking votes when necessary. 
- The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years in midterm election years (e.g. 2022, 2026, 2030). Unlike the Governor, the Lt. Governor is not subject to term limits and can run an unlimited number of times.

The second highest elected official in the state and President of the State Senate