Shawn is On Team Georgia
Shawn grew up in Blakely, Georgia, on his family’s farm. After high school, Shawn enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Later he got his B.A. in Agribusiness at Tuskegee University, where Shawn was a member of Omega Psi Phi, and where he and Karla met and married.
After 9/11, Shawn was deployed as an infantry commander in Afghanistan, where he saw extensive combat. He led a team into Liberia during the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Shawn later served as a senior military advisor in posts around the world. Shawn was awarded several military honors for leadership and valor, and he also earned a degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
As the 2024 nominee, Shawn was able to build a wide-ranging coalition of Democrats , Independents and Common-Sense Republicans who ultimately garnered more votes than any other Democrat in over a decade. Not one to leave his team behind, Shawn is back to finish the fight to make sure NW Georgia continues to be a great place to live and raise a family.
