Sharon Beasley-Teague

American politician from Georgia

Sharon Beasley-Teague


Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 65th district
In office January 10, 2005^[1] - January 11, 2021
Succeeded by	Mandisha Thomas
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 48th (Post 2) district
In office January 13, 2003^[2] - January 10, 2005
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 58th district
In office January 11, 1993^[3] – January 13, 2003

Personal details
Born	(1952-02-15) February 15, 1952 (age 72)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Farajo Elnamala
Alma mater	Indiana College of Business Technology Georgia State University
Profession	Machinist

Sharon Beasley-Teague (born February 15, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 65th district.^[4] In 2020, she was defeated in the runoff election by Mandisha Thomas.^[5]

Education

Beasley-Teague graduated from Indiana College of Business Technology and attended Georgia State University.

Committee assignments

Beasley-Teague currently serves on the following committees:^[6]

Game, Fish, and Parks
Human Relations and Aging
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
Ways and Means

Elections

48th district (Post2) 2002 Primary Election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	10,853	100%
Total votes			10,853	100%

48th district (Post2) 2002 General Election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	32,901	100%
Total votes			32,901	100%

65th district 2004 Primary Election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,359	75.6%
	Democratic	T.J. COPELAND	1,083	24.4%
Total votes			4,442	100%

65th district 2004 Georgia General Election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	13,722	100%
Total votes			13,722	100%

2006 Primary election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,432	60.8%
	Democratic	T.J. Copeland	1,568	39.2%
Total votes			4,000	100%

2006 General Election ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	9,997	100%
Total votes			9,997	100%

2008 Primary Election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,225	54.6%
	Democratic	Lewanna Heard	737	18.1%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Hardy	681	16.7%
	Democratic	Woody Holmes	247	6.1%
	Democratic	Charles Sharper	186	4.6%
Total votes			4,076	100%

2008 General Election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	25,793	100%
Total votes			25,793	100%

2010 Primary Election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,551	76.1%
	Democratic	George Sneed	1,118	23.9%
Total votes			4,669	100%

2010 General Election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	17,656	100%
Total votes			17,656	100%

2012 Primary Election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	3,813	100%
Total votes			100%	3,813

2012 General Election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	18,793	100%
Total votes			18,793	100%

2014 Primary Election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,871	100%
Total votes			2,871	100%

2014 General Election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	12,579	100%

2016 Primary Election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,327	73.62%
	Democratic	Sylvia Wayfer	834	26.38%
Total votes			3,161	100%

2016 General Election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	19,109	82.02%
	Republican	Gordon Rolle	4,190	17.98%
Total votes			23,299	100%

2018 Primary Election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,907	55.97%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	2,287	44.03%
Total votes			5,194	100%

2018 General Election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	21,189	100%
Total votes			21,189	100%

2020 Primary Election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	6,141	49.20%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	4,562	36.55%
	Democratic	Amber Doss-Hunter	1,779	14.25%
Total votes			12,482%	100%

2020 General Runoff^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mandisha Thomas	3,427	58.03%
	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	2,479	41.97%
Total votes			5,906	100%

References

^ "January 2005 session" (PDF).
^ "January 2003 session" (PDF).
^ "January 1993 session".
^ "Representative Sharon Beasley-Teague". National Foundation for Women Legislators. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^ Prabhu, Maya T. "2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
^ "Georgia General Assembly".
^ "2002 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2002 Georgia General Election".
^ "2004 Georgia Primary election".
^ "2004 Georgia General Election".
^ "2006 Georiga Primary Election".
^ "2006 Georgia General Election".
^ "2008 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2008 Georegia General Election".
^ "2010 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2010 Georgia General Election".
^ "2012 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2012 Georgia General Election".
^ "2014 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2014 Georgia General Election".
^ "2016 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2016 Georgia General Election".
^ "2018 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2018 Georgia General Election".
^ "2020 Georgia Primary Election".
^ "2020 Georgia Primary Election run off".