Donna McLeod

She defeated Republican Donna Sheldon in the 2018 election to replace retiring Representative Joyce Chandler.

In 2016, she ran for State House Representative, District 105, in Gwinnett County, GA. Ms. McLeod was endorsed by President Barack Obama.

In 2018, she also earned the endorsements of both President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.

McLeod is a co-founder of C.A.N.I, Inc., (Community Action Network Initiatives) a non-profit 501c3 organization that helps educate and inform people of their civic and societal rights and responsibilities.

She also sits on the STEM Board at Discovery High School. In December 2022, Donna McLeod was recognized by the Jamaican Museum and Cultural Center (JMCC) in Atlanta for her outstanding representation as a leader and mentor to her constituents as the first Jamaican-American to become a Representative in the state of Georgia.

McLeod (far left) and other Georgia state politicians meet with Elizabeth Warren in 2019