Sharon Beasley-Teague

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

1. "January 2005 session" (PDF).
2. "January 2003 session" (PDF).
3. "January 1993 session".
4. "Representative Sharon Beasley-Teague". National Foundation for Women Legislators. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. Prabhu, Maya T. "2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
6. "Georgia General Assembly".
7. "2002 Georgia Primary Election".
8. "2002 Georgia General Election".
9. "2004 Georgia Primary election".
10. "2004 Georgia General Election".
11. "2006 Georgia Primary Election".
12. "2006 Georgia General Election".
13. "2008 Georgia Primary Election".
14. "2008 Georegia General Election".
15. "2010 Georgia Primary Election".
16. "2010 Georgia General Election".
17. "2012 Georgia Primary Election".
18. "2012 Georgia General Election".
19. "2014 Georgia Primary Election".
20. "2014 Georgia General Election".
21. "2016 Georgia Primary Election".
22. "2016 Georgia General Election".
23. "2018 Georgia Primary Election".
24. "2018 Georgia General Election".
25. "2020 Georgia Primary Election".
26. "2020 Georgia Primary Election run off".