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Rep. Johnny Shaw

D-Bolivar
District 80 — Hardeman and part of Madison Counties — Map

district address

P.O. Box 191
123 West Market Street
Bolivar, TN 38008
Phone (731) 658-7689
Fax (731) 658-3408

nashville address

301 6th Avenue North
Suite 36 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone (615) 741-4538
Fax (615) 253-0356
rep.johnny.shaw@capitol.tn.gov

Personal Information

  • Born January 5, 1942, Laconia, TN
  • Married, six children
  • Attended The American Baptist Theological Seminar of Nashville TN Degree: Theology
  • Pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Stanton, TN
  • CEO/Co-owner Shaw Broadcasting Co., LLC

Community Involvement

  • Lifetime Member of NAACP
  • Board Member, National Civil Rights Museum
  • Board Chair, Western Mental Health Institute
  • Member, West Tennessee River Basin Authority Board

Current Session

Staff Contacts

  • Allyson Sneed

Service in Public Office

  • House member of the 102nd through 107th General Assemblies
  • Past Chair, Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus
  • Member, House Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  • Member, House Agriculture Committee
  • Member, House Ethics Committee
  • Member, House General Sub-committee of Agriculture
  • Member, House General Sub-committee of Finance, Ways & Means
  • Member, Joint Council on Pensions and Insurance Committee
  • Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee
  • Former Hardeman County Commission