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Johnny Shaw is a Democrat State House representative for Tennessee district 80 and holds an OppScore of -1.83. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
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Johnny Shaw is the Democratic representative for Tennessee House District 80, covering parts of Hardeman, Haywood, and Madison counties, a seat he has held since 2001. A minister, pastor, and co-owner of a local radio station, he was the first African American elected to the Tennessee legislature from rural West Tennessee since Reconstruction. He is defined politically by his long tenure on key committees and emphasis on serving all constituents as a statesman rather than a partisan.
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