Candidate · Public Service Commission, District 5
Shelia Edwards
- Occupation
- Communications professional; business owner
Background
- Was press secretary to the late U.S. Rep. David Scott and led communications for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and DeKalb County. source: ajc.com
- Graduate student at Georgia State University. source: ajc.com
- Won the 2022 Democratic PSC primary; that general election was postponed. source: ajc.com
- Won the May 2026 Democratic primary outright with 55.7%. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Push Georgia Power toward more clean energy source: ajc.com
- Expand rooftop solar for homes source: ajc.com
- Protect communities from data center costs source: ajc.com
- "Protect people's pocketbooks" source: ajc.com
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