Larry Shaw is a Democratic member of the

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representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in

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from 1995 to 2011. A corporate executive from

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, Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the

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. Previously, he served one term in the

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. In 2010, Shaw announced that he would not seek re-election. Shaw was the highest-ranking

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elected official in the United States until the election of

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to represent

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. Shaw also served on the National Board of

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(CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009. In 2010 he became the host of an internet radio show on American Muslim 360 that is regularly scheduled for Tuesday evenings. The show is focused on current events and real world topics. As of 2017, Mr. Shaw works as a golf coach at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Larry Shaw's Senate Page
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