Shawn Harris is from Blakely, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Tuskegee University and a graduate degree from the Army War College. He and his wife, Karla, have five sons and four grandchildren. They live on a farm in Rockmart.

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Shawn Harris has a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Tuskegee University and a graduate degree from the Army War College. He has a wife and five children.

Shawn is a retired brigadier general with the United States Army. He previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. He is also a cattle farmer in Polk County.

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Shawn owns a cattle farm. He is also a retired brigadier general with the United States Army. He previously served in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as Chief of Staff from 2019 to 2021.

Shawn previously ran for Georgia's 14th Congressional District in 2024 but did not win. He received about 135,000 votes, which was a record for a Democrat in the district.

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Shawn previously ran for Georgia's 14th Congressional District in 2024 but did not win. 

Supports passing and fully funding the Farm Bill.

Supports ensuring full SNAP benefits are available to protect children and households in need.

Supports ensuring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are available to protect children and households in need.

Supports providing reliable broadband access to rural communities to prevent them from falling behind.

Believes in providing reliable broadband access to rural communities to prevent them "from falling behind."

Wants to defend American jobs and technology by standing up to China and investing in supply chains, cybersecurity, and innovation.

Wants to "defend" American jobs and technology.

Supports cracking down on price gouging to protect consumers from exploitation.

Supports investing in job training that utilizes the skills veterans bring home to create opportunities.

Wants to invest in job training that utilizes the "real skills veterans bring home, so military service leads to opportunity."

- Supports passing and fully funding the Farm Bill.
- Supports ensuring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are available to protect children and households in need.
- Believes in providing reliable broadband access to rural communities to prevent them "from falling behind."
- Wants to "defend" American jobs and technology.
- Promises to crack down on price gouging.
- Wants to invest in job training that utilizes the "real skills veterans bring home, so military service leads to opportunity."

Economy

Supports the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns while advocating for common-sense safety measures like background checks and red-flag laws.

Advocates for "common-sense safety measures" with firearms, such as background checks and red-flag laws.

Supports expanding port screening and Narcan access to address the fentanyl crisis.

Seeks to expand port screening and Narcan access to address the fentanyl crisis.

Supports full funding for law enforcement to improve staffing, reduce response times, and handle dangerous situations safely.

Aims for full funding for law enforcement to "provide appropriate staffing to reduce response times, bolster clearance rates and handle dangerous situations safely."

- Advocates for "common-sense safety measures" with firearms, such as background checks and red-flag laws.
- Seeks to expand port screening and Narcan access to address the fentanyl crisis.
- Aims for full funding for law enforcement to "provide appropriate staffing to reduce response times, bolster clearance rates and handle dangerous situations safely."

Public Safety

Supports restoring the protections and restrictions of Roe v. Wade, emphasizing the need for personal freedom in family decisions.

Wants to restore the protections and restrictions of Roe v. Wade, a decision that federally legalized abortion access.

Supports mental health and substance abuse services to assist families in rural communities.

Supports mental health and substance abuse services for families in rural communities.

Opposes cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, emphasizing the importance of affordable care and prescriptions for families and communities.

Opposes cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, because "affordable care and prescriptions are essential for strong families and communities."

Supports medical marijuana access and advocates for its removal from federal drug schedules to provide safe options for veterans and chronic pain patients.

Believes in medical marijuana access and advocates for its removal from federal drug schedules so veterans and chronic pain patients have "safe options."

Supports expanding drug price negotiations to reduce costs for seniors and working families, criticizing Congress for allowing Big Pharma to dictate prices.

Supports employing more specialists in rural areas to improve access to healthcare for patients.

Wants to employ more specialists in rural areas to improve patient access to healthcare.

- Wants to restore the protections and restrictions of Roe v. Wade, a decision that federally legalized abortion access.
- Supports mental health and substance abuse services for families in rural communities.
- Opposes cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, because "affordable care and prescriptions are essential for strong families and communities."
- Believes in medical marijuana access and advocates for its removal from federal drug schedules so veterans and chronic pain patients have "safe options."
- Seeks to expand drug price negotiations.
- Wants to employ more specialists in rural areas to improve patient access to healthcare.

Healthcare

As of February 6, 2026, Shawn Harris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Wants to strategically manage the relationship with foreign competitors like China to secure American intellectual property and avoid economic dependence.

Aims to strategically manage the relationship with foreign competitors like China to "secure our intellectual property... and avoid economic dependence."

For Candidate Shawn Harris on Issue voting-elections: Supports fixing immigration laws to ensure border protection and a functional legal immigration system.

Supports changing immigration laws to "make sure our border is fully protected and we have a workable legal immigration system that serves the needs of American farmers, workers and businesses."

For Candidate Shawn Harris on Issue Economy: Opposes the privatization of veteran healthcare and advocates for restoring local VA services to ensure veterans have accessible specialty care.

Opposes the privatization of veteran healthcare and advocates for restoring local Veterans Administration services.

- Aims to strategically manage the relationship with foreign competitors like China to "secure our intellectual property... and avoid economic dependence."
- Supports changing immigration laws to "make sure our border is fully protected and we have a workable legal immigration system that serves the needs of American farmers, workers and businesses."
- Opposes the privatization of veteran healthcare and advocates for restoring local Veterans Administration services.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Supports funding for affordable broadband access to enhance remote work, education, and cultural opportunities in rural communities.

Wants funding for affordable broadband access to enhance remote work, education, and cultural opportunities in rural communities.

Supports expanding rural mental health and addiction treatment, arguing that budget proposals could hinder families' opportunities to recover.

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