Shelly Anne Simonds (born November 9, 1967) is an American educator and politician serving in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 70th district.
Simonds won the November 2019 election to become Virginia's 94th district House of Delegates representative with 57.7% of the votes cast, against multiple opponents.
[1] On December 27, 2017, Simonds filed a motion asking judges to reconsider count of the double-marked ballot.
[4] On January 4, 2018, the Virginia Election Board certified that Yancey was the winner after a drawing by lot.
[5] Simonds declined to request another recount, to which she was entitled for losing the drawing, stating that "she did not expect to prevail in a dispute that captured national attention".