[1] On November 5, 2002, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 71.
[2] On November 2, 2004, Sheldon won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 105.
[3][1] On November 6, 2012, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.
[6][7] On May 20, 2014, Sheldon finished third in the race for Georgia's 10th congressional district after receiving 15% of the vote, as Jody Hice and Mike Collins advanced to a runoff election.
[8] In 2018, as a real estate agent, Sheldon campaigned for a seat in Georgia House of Representatives.