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Robert Shaw (Florida)
Robert Shaw (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Shaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Robert Shaw was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1981 to 1992.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Ryan Chamberlin defeated Robert Shaw in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Chamberlin (R) | 64.4 | 66,082 |
 | Robert Shaw (D)  | 35.6 | 36,516 | |
| Total votes: 102,598 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Robert Shaw advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 24.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ryan Chamberlin advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 24.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shaw in this election.
Pledges
Shaw signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Shaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shaw's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Robert Shaw is a Philadelphia native. Born on January 1, 1963. Educated in the Philly public school system. Enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in April 1981. Worked as a Security Policeman for the first five years. Four years at Volkel AB, The Netherlands. One year at Minot AFB, North Dakota. After that worked as a Crew Chief on the U-2R/TR-1 spy plane. Four years at Beale AFB, California. Two years at Alconbury AFB, England. Served in the military until June 1992. After his military service, Robert’s work history includes: UPS, Cellular Phone Sales and Customer Service at the Franklin Mint. Robert’s career job began in March 1996 where he was employed as an Operator at the B.P., Tosco, Conoco, Conoco-Phillips refinery in Trainer Pennsylvania. Robert quickly advanced up the ladder and worked as an Operations Supervisor and Unit Trainer. Robert was relocated to Rosenberg Texas in February 2012, after the closure of the Trainer refinery. There he worked in the training department, Field Supervisor and Operations Supervisor. During this time, Robert was the President of the Sweeny Refinery Black Employee Network. This allowed Robert to help ensure employee rights were not violated, hiring practices were fair and people were given equal opportunities to advance. He then closed out his career in January 2022.
Robert retired and moved to Florida and is currently living in Stone Creek. Robert is active in golf, fishing, soft- Ensure democracy is not allowed to die.
- Equal opportunities and treatment of all individuals.
- Stopping the MAGA extremist in Tallahassee from destroying the state.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 1, 2024
