Melody Shekari

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Melody Shekari
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August 2, 2018

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Melody Shekari (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 28. Shekari lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Yusuf Hakeem defeated Lemon Williams Jr. in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yusuf Hakeem
Yusuf Hakeem (D)
 
80.2
 
16,730
Image of Lemon Williams Jr.
Lemon Williams Jr. (R)
 
19.8
 
4,125

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,855
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Yusuf Hakeem defeated Melody Shekari, Brandon Woodruff, Dennis Clark, and Jackie Anderson Thomas in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yusuf Hakeem
Yusuf Hakeem
 
37.9
 
2,767
Image of Melody Shekari
Melody Shekari
 
22.4
 
1,637
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Brandon Woodruff
 
16.3
 
1,188
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Dennis Clark
 
12.0
 
874
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Jackie Anderson Thomas
 
11.5
 
839

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Lemon Williams Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lemon Williams Jr.
Lemon Williams Jr.
 
100.0
 
1,251

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,251
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2016

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) defeated Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[1][2][3]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fleischmann Incumbent 66.4% 176,613
     Democratic Melody Shekari 28.8% 76,727
     Independent Rick Tyler 1.9% 5,098
     Independent Cassandra Mitchell 1.9% 5,075
     Independent Topher Kersting 0.9% 2,493
Total Votes 266,006
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMelody Shekari 53.9% 8,660
Michael Friedman 33.2% 5,329
George Ryan Love 12.9% 2,070
Total Votes 16,059
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Fleischmann Incumbent 83.9% 31,964
Geoffery Suhmer Smith 8.1% 3,076
Allan Levene 8% 3,059
Total Votes 38,099
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Shekari's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

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  • Jobs & the Economy: Melody supports investing in our future through infrastructure, education, and workforce development. She believes that by supporting working families so that they can put food on the table and manage rising costs we encourage local business growth in rural and urban communities. We need to focus on Main Street instead of Wall Street.
  • Healthcare: Melody believes every American should have access to quality health care and no one should go bankrupt just because they get sick. We should work within our current system to make premiums more affordable and lessen out-of-pocket expenses. Melody also believes states and local communities better serve their citizens by working together to promote the health and well-being of families rather than elite special interest groups. Standing together, we can make a health care system that helps Tennessee’s working families when they need it and gets out of their way when they don’t.
  • Veterans: Melody believes the best way to honor our veterans is to provide for them all the education, healthcare, and economic security they need to lead fulfilling, productive lives. It is unconscionable that there are homeless veterans in our great nation. Melody will fight for Veterans to have the benefits they need administered to them in a dignified manner.
  • Environment: Melody stands for working with farmers and cities to mitigate the effects of climate change, protecting America’s natural resources, and ensuring the quality of our air, water, and land for future generations. She is committed to sustainable solutions to protect our environment and grow our economy. Melody believes that investing in education and research we can help move the country forward towards cleaner energy and less pollutants in our backyards.
  • Student Loans: Melody believes that to achieve the American Dream, we must make college available and affordable to all who seek it. Currently, financial interests and their lobbyists have bullied Congress in to a system that preys on students and saddles them with insurmountable debt. Students should not have to literally mortgage their future if they are attending a public college. Repayment plans should be based on ability to pay, offer opportunities to refinance, and not merely trade tax debt for student debt if the loans are forgiven.

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—Melody Shekari's campaign website, http://melodyshekari.com/issues/

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
  3. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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