John Shaw - 2010 Candidate for the Florida Senate, District 6, Tallahassee Florida.
John Shaw - 2010 Candidate for the Florida Senate, District 6, Tallahassee Florida.
John Shaw - 2010 Candidate for the Florida Senate, District 6, Tallahassee Florida.

John Shaw
Republican Candidate - Florida Senate

About John Shaw

John ShawI was born in Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida on September 16, 1985, and have resided here to this day. Aside from entering the political scene, I started my own computer business, where I provide computer repair in Tallahassee, and do my best to assist people in their everyday computer needs. Essentially, that is what I enjoy doing - fixing computers! I currently contract a web design client from 9am - 12pm, Monday through Friday, and dedicate the hours thereafter to making service calls. It's fun! I really enjoy patiently, logically tackling every technical issue that comes through my door. All work and no play makes John a dull boy, though, and that's where the real fun takes place. I love to dance. My sister and I were active members of the Tallahassee Irish Step Dancers for a few years, and since then have enjoyed entertaining and dancing with the locals at the yearly Downtown Getdown functions. I enjoy video games and all kinds of music. My father, Craig, has been a lawyer of the Florida Bar for almost 30 years, and my mother, Mary, is a published and best-selling author. I have one sister, Emily, and she's the best sister a brother could have. I really consider her my best friend.

I first got on a computer when I was about 5. My kindergarten teacher noticed that I excelled in math, so during nap-time she would send me down to the media lab with a 5 1/4" floppy disk to play "Number Munchers." Instead, though, I was more intrigued with the games on there like "Chess" and "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" My love for computers grew from there, and eventually I got my own when I was 10. The next year, though, it broke, and I was devastated. Determined not to let a great thing go 6 feet under, I opened it up, and fixed it. Ever since then, I've been fixing computers, monitors, printers, networks, websites, A/V systems, you name it. I started making a business out of it when I turned 19 or so, and have been doing so ever since.

I went to Leon High School, and was an active participant in Drama and Thespians. I learned quickly on that being on-stage wasn't my passion, so I was usually in control of the sound and light booth. I was the DJ for most of the pep rallies, and I won the Drama Club's 2003 Thespian of the Year award for my services behind the scenes. I maintained above a 3.0 GPA throughout my attendance.

I did not graduate from Leon, and instead received my G.E.D. I never pursued college.