{"county":null,"description":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 together with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments. Candidates must be at least 21 years old, U.S. citizens, Tennessee residents for at least three years, and district residents for at least one year.","district":"080","districtgroup":"state_house","id":300,"key":"state_house_080","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":"tn_house","partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"tn","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":2,"terms":[{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-11-08","name":"Johnny Shaw","person":{"biography":"## Education\n- Theology A.S., American Baptist College, Jackson, TN Campus\n\n## Family\n- Married, five children\n\n## Career\n- Businessman/Minister\n\n## Committees\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Fiscal Review\n- Member, Local Government Committee\n- Member, Local Government Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Select Committee on Rules\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n\n## Community Involvement\n- House Member of the 102nd through 113th General Assemblies\n- Vice-Chair, CMRA/Community Rehab\n- Gathering of Men - Missionary Org.\n- Former Hardeman County Commissioner\n- Former Board Member, National Civil Rights Museum\n- Community Rehabilitation Agencies of TN, Board of Directors\n- TAKE ONE (Offender Support Program), Steering Committee Chair\n- Board Member, West Tennessee Mental Health Facility\n- Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce\n- Lifetime Member of the NAACP\n- Mayor's Character First Program, Brownsville\n- Founding Member of the Shaw Singers\n- Rural West Tennessee Caucus\n- Alzheimer\u2019s Tennessee Advocate\n- Commission on Aging Advocate\n- Tennessee Association of Broadcasters\n- West TN Public Broadcast Board of Directors\n- TN Association of Broadcasters, Member\n- Code Red Ministers Coalition of West TN, Member\n\n## Honors & Awards\n- 2022 NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award\n- 2022 USDA Rural Development \u2013 TN State Black History Month Honoree\n- 2021 Legislator of the Year \u2013 Tennessee Veterinary Medical Assoc.\n- 2020 Hardeman County Commissioners Named Highway 64 the Rep. Johnny W. Shaw Highway\n- 2020 Tennessee Education Association \u2013 Presidential Award for Meritorious Service\n- 2020 The North Star Award \u2013 The Hardeman County Commission for Black History\n- 2019 Southwest TN Development District \u2013 Legislator of the Year\n- 2016 Legislator of the Year, TN Forestry Association\n- 2014 Media History Maker\n- 2013 Legislator of the Year, NBCSL, Corporate Roundtable Benjamin Ruffin Award\n- 2012 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters-Distinguished Service Award\n- Southeast association of Area Agencies on Aging-2012 Aging Impact Award\n- 2008 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Appreciation & Service Award\n- 2005 West Tennessee African American Entrepreneurs, C.A. Rawls Bridge Builder Award\n- 2004 William Henry Miles Outstanding Community Service Award\n- 2003 Jackson Affordable Housing's Jo Helen Imani Award\n- 2002 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Development District Association\n- 2000 West Tennessee Black Business Association Chairman's Award\n\n## External Links\n- [Legislator Info](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H80)","firstname":"Johnny","lastname":"Shaw","token":"xDh2S0B9f8"},"term_end":"2024-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01"}],"title":"State Representative District 80","type":"legislative","url":"https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H80","whenchanged":"2026-06-19 17:40:13"}