Representative Johnny Shaw

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Democrat
Bolivar

District 80
Part of Hardeman and Madison Counties

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Contact Information

Nashville Address

425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Suite 570 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-4538
Fax: (615) 253-0356

District Address

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

Staff Contacts

Allyson Sneed

Personal Info
Committees
Community Involvement
Honors & Awards

- Born January 5, Laconia, TN
- Married, five children
- Theology A.S., American Baptist College, Jackson, TN Campus
- Businessman/Minister
- Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Appropriations Subcommittee
- Member, Elections and Campaign Finance Subcommittee
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Member, Local Government Committee
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of the Second Extraordinary Session
- Member, Calendar and Rules Committee of the Third Extraordinary Session
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of the Third Extraordinary Session
- House Member of the 102nd through 112th General Assemblies
- Vice-Chair, CMRA/Community Rehab
- Gathering of Men - Missionary Org.
- Former Hardeman County Commissioner
- Former Board Member, National Civil Rights Museum
- Community Rehabilitation Agencies of TN, Board of Directors
- TAKE ONE (Offender Support Program), Steering Committee Chair
- Board Member, West Tennessee Mental Health Facility
- Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce
- Lifetime Member of the NAACP
- Mayor's Character First Program, Brownsville
- Founding Member of the Shaw Singers
- Rural West Tennessee Caucus
- Alzheimer’s Tennessee Advocate
- Commission on Aging Advocate
- Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
- 2021 Legislator of the Year – Tennessee Veterinary Medical Assoc.
- 2020 Hardeman County Commissioners Named Highway 64 the Rep. Johnny W. Shaw Highway
- 2020 Tennessee Education Association – Presidential Award for Meritorious Service
- 2016 Legislator of the Year, TN Forestry Association
- 2014 Media History Maker– (The Nation’s Largest African American Video Oral History Collection): Recognized for the innovative Programing and Coverage The Provide in Radio and Television
- 2013 Legislator of the Year, NBCSL, Corporate Roundtable Benjamin Ruffin Award
- 2012 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters-Distinguished Service Award
- Southeast association of Area Agencies on Aging-2012 Aging Impact Award
- 2008 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Appreciation & Service Award
- 2005 West Tennessee African American Entrepreneurs, C.A. Rawls Bridge Builder Award
- 2004 William Henry Miles Outstanding Community Service Award
- 2003 Jackson Affordable Housing's Jo Helen Imani Award
- 2002 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Development District Association
- 2000 West Tennessee Black Business Association Chairman's Award

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