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Shawn Still
Shawn Still (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 48. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Still (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Shawn Still was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and lives in Norcross, Georgia.[1][2] Still earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1994. His career experience includes owning Olympic Pool Plastering & Shotcrete and working as its president and CEO, a product sales manager with Carekeeper Software, and a general manager with Maxim Healthcare Services.[1][3][4] Still has been affiliated with the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance, the National Plasterers Council, Gwinnett Chamber, Georgia Chamber, the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Frontline, Georgia Life Alliance, and the NRA.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Still was assigned to the following committees:
- Education and Youth Committee
- Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, Secretary
- State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, Vice Chair
- House Transportation Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 48
Incumbent Shawn Still defeated Ashwin Ramaswami in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shawn Still (R) | 53.6 | 51,773 |
 | Ashwin Ramaswami (D)  | 46.4 | 44,863 | |
| Total votes: 96,636 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Ashwin Ramaswami advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashwin Ramaswami | 100.0 | 5,425 |
| Total votes: 5,425 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Incumbent Shawn Still advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Still | 100.0 | 8,393 |
| Total votes: 8,393 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Still in this election.
Pledges
Still signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 48
Shawn Still defeated Josh Uddin in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 48 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Still (R) | 56.7 | 41,464 |
 | Josh Uddin (D) | 43.3 | 31,635 | |
| Total votes: 73,099 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Josh Uddin advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Uddin | 100.0 | 8,014 |
| Total votes: 8,014 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Shawn Still defeated Kevin Grindlay in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shawn Still | 57.1 | 10,798 |
 | Kevin Grindlay | 42.9 | 8,129 | |
| Total votes: 18,927 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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In politics Still has had a meteoric rise before stepping up to run for state senate. Among his achievements are pulling the Georgia GOP out of financial insolvency in 2019, then serving as the finance chairman for the state party, helping raise a record $48 million in 2020 for President Trump and others. His was one of only two lawsuits in State Superior Court against the Secretary of State in 2020 for election irregularities. The other lawsuit was filed by Chairman Shafer and President Trump.
His proudest moment was serving as a Republican nominee for Presidential Elector pledged to Donald Trump and Mike Pence in 2020. For his role as secretary of the delegation he was subpoenaed to testify before Congress for his role in defending our state elections.
- Eliminating drop boxes must be our first priority to securing our elections.
- On education, I will oppose all divisive education concepts from being taught in our schools. In addition, I will fight for girls' sports through college.
- We must eliminate the state income tax. If our neighbors in FL and TN can do it, so can GA. We must do this to remain the #1 state in which to do business.
Protecting girls in their respective sports, as well as protecting their scholarship opportunities in college, is another critical issue.
A leader whose example I greatly admire is Dwight D. Eisenhower. He helped create the concept of "modern Republicanism" that helped the party attract more swing voters and solidify our base. He expanded Social Security and prioritized a balanced budget over tax cuts. He put tens of thousands of soldiers returning home from war to work by creating the Interstate Highway System, the largest non-military job program in our history.
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Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Criminal indictment by Georgia grand jury (2023)
On August 15, 2023, Shawn Still was one of 19 defendants criminally charged in a grand jury indictment related to interference in the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.[5] Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) filed the indictment in Fulton Superior Court in Georgia, and the case was set to be heard by Judge Scott McAfee.[6]
Still was charged with 7 criminal counts. Still pleaded not guilty.[5][7] Click here for a more detailed list of the charges.
The indictment included a total of 41 criminal counts related to interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election results against 19 defendants, including former President Donald Trump (R), former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, and Georgia State Senator Shawn Still (R), among others.[5]
The indictment followed a special grand jury investigation into whether Trump and his allies attempted to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The grand jury convened in May 2022, and completed its investigation in January 2023.[8]
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia State Senate District 48 |
Officeholder Georgia State Senate District 48 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2022
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Senators," accessed April 13, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Shawn Still," accessed April 13, 2023
- ↑ Shawn Still, "Meet Shawn," accessed April 13, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fulton Superior Court, "Indictment," accessed August 15, 2023
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Trump, 18 others indicted for trying to overthrow 2020 Georgia election," August 14, 2023
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, "19 not guilty pleas as Trump Georgia defendants all waive arraignment," September 5, 2023
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Trump special grand jury probe in Georgia," accessed August 15, 2023
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| Preceded by Michelle Au (D) |
Georgia State Senate District 48 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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