John Shaw
Republican Candidate - Florida Senate
About John Shaw
 I 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. You may have spotted my blue
'91 Mustang around town, which sports a large back-window
advertisement featuring my face, my services, and my unbeatable price.
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.
About My Decision to Run for the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate
A lot of folks have asked me why I chose to run for office. This is, oddly enough, not an easy question to answer.
Very simply, I am running for office because I feel as though there is a major issue - or, solution rather - in our country that is not being addressed. Along with that, there are many other major issues that are being addressed inappropriately. Legislators that are currently governing our country and state are in a very difficult position, too; drug policy is not something that is politically safe to talk about, especially when talking about change. Attempting to change our nation's drug laws could prove detrimental to a politician's career, which is precisely why there is so little effort to change anything. It is for this reason that I am taking it upon myself to help those in office be able to talk about it without hesitation. I am supremely confident that the majority of politicians in office know in their hearts that this drug war has failed, and it's time to address a new initiative.
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