Shawn Still
Shawn Still was born in Jacksonville, Florida , and lives in Norcross, Georgia. 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. 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.
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Meet Senator Shawn Still: ““I treat being your senator as a full-time job, and I think the results show it. There’s more work to do and I’m just getting started.””
(Campaign website) Taxes & budget: “I look up to my uncle, Rick Still, Sen. Bruce Thompson, and GA GOP Chairman David Shafer. Throughout my life, my Mother was my hero. 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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Laura Murvartian earned a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1993. Her career experience includes working as an executive director.
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Housing: “Long before I ever thought about running for office, I moved when I was eight years old from Mexico to Minnesota, where my parents sought a better life for us and worked tirelessly in pursuit of the American Dream for our family.”
(Campaign website) Economy, jobs & cost of living: “I am running for office because the dream my parents achieved through hard work is slipping away for too many families living in Georgia and in this district. I am ready to apply my work ethic, values, and experience as a business executive, small business owner, and nonprofit leader to ensure everyone in Georgia has the opportunity to thrive.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & campaign themes: “And I am running because I feel an obligation to give back to the country that has given me and my family so much, and to the state in which my husband and I raised our children. This year, the stakes are too high for me to sit this one out.”
(Campaign website) Why I’m Running: “I am running for State Senator because I believe that silence and inaction means acceptance, and I refuse to accept less than what hardworking Georgia families deserve.”
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