Renitta Shannon


Renitta Shanbay Shannon 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. 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.

Career

She defeated incumbent representative Rahn Mayo in the Democratic primaries in 2016, 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.

Personal life

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