James W. Shaw

Republican | Florida

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Candidate Profile

James W. Shaw — Commissioner of Agriculture (Florida Primary | August 23, 2022)
Governor Florida Republican Primary and School Boards | August 18, 2026
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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Colgate University, Hamilton NY, BA sociology/anthroplogy, 1983

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Christian Home Group, organizer/leader, Wilkins Christian Radio Broadcast

member/contibutor, Community Home School organizer, leader

Okeechobee City Planning Board, member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Planning Board Alternate Member Okeechobee, 3 years

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

ENDORSEMENTS

OTHER (1)

The Uncle Sam Project

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Rick Wiles (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate debate. The Miami Independent. 25 Jul 2025. Starts at 2 hrs 10:33 min.

Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Life begins at conception.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

In a case where the mother's life is threatened, the term abortion means terminated. If it is either/or, the mother needs to live to take care of the other kids.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Disagree

The term artificial needs to be defined for context.

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

In a perfect world there should not be any minimum wage, for it is a driver of inflation. It would be best to allow competition and market demand to set wages instead. High wages promote Ai and robots to take human jobs.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

1. Unlock Medicare abuse and drive competition. 2. Reform the education system and build a society based on ethics. The cost of bad decisions (sin) is costing the taxpayer money. For example, teenage pregnancy cost the taxpayers $200 M. 3. DOGE for FL-type audit.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Governments are ultimately based on faith. Politics comes from policies, policies comes from beliefs, and beliefs come from faith.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

B.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

The biggest threat is China owns us especially with rare earth minerals and manufacturing. Not on my watch.. I will build up Florida.

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, we need allies in the Middle East.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. I get my convictions from what he taught.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

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EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear..


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

no

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

no


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To protect the masses.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Agree

But, this cannot move to ID2020 and the spy state.

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

I will protect your Second Amendment rights.

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