State Rep. Shea Roberts, a Democrat, is running for re-election to Georgia House of Representatives District 52 in Fulton County. The district covers parts of Sandy Springs.

Roberts is certified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot, according to BallotReady election data. She has held the District 52 seat since 2021. Roberts said on her campaign website that she first ran for office after watching "yet another community be devastated by gun violence."

Candidate information

Party: Democratic

Hometown: Born in Dalton, Georgia, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting. Roberts said she grew up splitting time between Dalton and numerous farm towns in California, according to her campaign website.

Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism; law degree from Catholic University of America, 1996, according to BallotReady.

Profession: Attorney and small business owner focused on land use and real estate, according to her campaign website. Roberts is listed as an attorney at Giacoma Roberts & Daughdrill, LLC and as owner of Roberts & Daughdrill P.C., according to BallotReady.

Experience and public service

Roberts said she was first elected in 2020. She won by 377 votes. That victory flipped House District 52 blue for the first time since 2004, according to her campaign website.

She served as treasurer of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus in 2023–2024, according to the Georgia WIN List. Roberts also served on the Judiciary Non-Civil, Governmental Affairs, and State Planning and Community Affairs committees, according to the WIN List.

Roberts has volunteered with the National Charity League, Agape Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Buckhead Christian Ministries, City of Refuge and Northside Senior Services, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting.

On the issues

Roberts outlined the following positions on her campaign platform, according to BallotReady candidate responses:

Healthcare: Roberts said she supports fully expanding Medicaid and ensuring health care accessibility, including safe abortion care. She said she supports protecting reproductive justice and workforce incentives to fill gaps in healthcare, emergency services and education.

Economy: Roberts said she supports investing in small businesses and the vocational workforce. She said quality, affordable healthcare, affordable housing and a standardized living wage cannot wait.

Gun violence: Roberts said she supports addressing gun violence as a public health crisis.

Environment: Roberts said she supports investing in green energy and expanding public transit options. She said she would take immediate action to respond to threats from climate change.

Elections: Roberts said she supports ending gerrymandering, expanding ballot access for eligible voters and ensuring secure, auditable voting methods.

Sources: Public campaign materials, published candidate profiles and the public records linked above. Policy statements are attributed to the candidate; funding or implementation details are included where available.

The Sandy Springs Record did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.