425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 570 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243
Post Office Box 191
123 West Market Street
Bolivar, TN 38008
Full Name:
Johnny W. Shaw
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 5 Children
Birth Date:
01/05/1942
Birth Place:
Laconia, TN
Home City:
Bolivar, TN
Religion:
Baptist
AS, Theology, American Baptist College
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 80, 2001-present
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Commissioner, Anderson County Commission
Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 80, 2022
Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 80, 2020
Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee
Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Select Committee on Rules
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Fiscal Review Joint Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Rules, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Service & Employees, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Chair, Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus
Radio Operator, WOJG 94.7 FM, present
Pastor, Saint John Missionary Baptist Church
Chief Executive Officer/Co-owner, Shaw Broadcasting Company
Member, Board of Directors, Community Rehabilitation Agencies of Tennessee, present
Member, Rotary Club of Bolivar, present
Chair, Steering Committee, TAKE ONE, present
Member, 100 Black Men
Advocate, Alzheimer's Tennessee
Chair, Board of Directors, Western Mental Health Institute
Member, Bolivar Rotary Club
Advocate, Commission on Aging
Member, Gathering of Men Missionary Organization
Member, Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Mayor's Character First Program
Member, Mayor's Character First Program, Brownsville
Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Former Member, National Civil Rights Museum Board
Member, Rural West Tennessee Caucus
Founding Member, Shaw Singers
Member, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
Board Member, West Tennessee Mental Health Facility
Board Member, West Tennessee River Basin Authority
Awards:
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
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