Sheila Clark Nelson is from Augusta. She graduated from Lucy C. Laney High School. Sheila is a member of Gardner Grove Baptist Church and volunteers with the Georgia Chapter of the Blind and Physically Handicapped. She has three children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Sheila is a former state representative for Georgia’s 130th District. She served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023. She previously worked at the Augusta Main Post Office, where she held several positions over more than 34 years before retiring in May 2013.

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Sheila previously worked for the U.S. Postal Service.

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Sheila previously served as the state representative for Georgia's 125th District. She served three terms from 2017 to 2023.

Supports increasing the Georgia minimum wage.

Economy

As of February 6, 2026, Sheila Clark Nelson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports helping Georgians have affordable healthcare.

- Supports helping Georgians have affordable healthcare.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Supports a quality education for all students.

- Supports a quality education for all students.

Education

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Sheila Clark Nelson

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