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{{short description|American politician}}
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'''Larry Shaw''' is a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]] County. A corporate executive from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the [[North Carolina Senate]]. Previously, he served one term in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]].
'''Larry Shaw''' is a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]] from 1995 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncleg.net/library/Documents/African-Americans.pdf |title= North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2017 |publisher= NC Legislature |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170323041038/https://www.ncleg.net/library/Documents/African-Americans.pdf |archive-date= 2017-03-23 }}{{dead link|date=October 2020}}</ref> A corporate executive from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the [[North Carolina Senate]]. Previously, he served one term in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]. In 2010, Shaw announced that he would not seek re-election.<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/sen_larry_shaw_wont_seek_reelection News & Observer: Sen. Larry Shaw won't seek reelection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616075630/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/sen_larry_shaw_wont_seek_reelection |date=2010-06-16 }}</ref>


Shaw was the highest-ranking [[Muslim]] elected official in the United States until the election of [[Keith Ellison (politician)|Keith Ellison]] to represent [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]].<ref>According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006, page A03.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html]</ref><ref name="Zogby">{{cite web| title=American Muslims in 2006 elections|url=http://www.zogbyworldwide.com/sb/Readsb.cfm?ID=6744| date=2006-11-16| author=Abdus Sattar Ghazali | publisher=Al-Jazeerah}} Retrieved on Dec. 11, 2006</ref> Shaw remains the longest-serving Muslim elected official, serving a total of 16 years (before being elected to the state senate in 1996, he was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] in 1994).
Shaw was the highest-ranking [[Muslim]] elected official in the United States until the election of [[Keith Ellison (politician)|Keith Ellison]] to represent [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]].<ref>According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006, page A03.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html]</ref>


Larry Shaw also serves on the National Board of [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]]. He became chairman of the board in 2009. <ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/shaw_to_chair_muslim_affairs_group News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group]</ref>
Shaw also served on the National Board of [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009.<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/shaw_to_chair_muslim_affairs_group News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304093701/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/shaw_to_chair_muslim_affairs_group |date=2012-03-04 }}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://americanmuslim360.com American Muslim 360 website]</ref>


As of 2017, Mr. Shaw works as a golf coach at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wakecountyathletics.com/news_article/show/740584?referrer_id=2148281|title=Larry Shaw:2017 Men's Golf Coach|last=Lewis|date=2017-01-04|work=Wake County Athletics|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-us}}</ref>
In the wake of what has been dubbed the "worst terrorist attack since 9/11"<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-11-05-Fort-Hood_N.htm]</ref>, which was the [[jihad]] terror attack at the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas by Major [[Nidal Malik Hasan]]<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-11-05-Fort-Hood_N.htm]</ref>, Senator Larry Shaw has been revealed as an advocate of jihad terror attacks against the US military. The book [[Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America]] revealed that Senator Shaw has spoken to encourage and justify jihadist terror attacks on the aircraft transporting the [[82nd Airborn Division]], a US Army unit based in Shaw's own congressional district in North Carolina. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=115687]</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=27 Larry Shaw's Senate Page]
* [http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=27 Larry Shaw's Senate Page]

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Latest revision as of 11:26, 30 November 2024

Larry Shaw is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in Cumberland County from 1995 to 2011.[1] A corporate executive from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the North Carolina Senate. Previously, he served one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 2010, Shaw announced that he would not seek re-election.[2]

Shaw was the highest-ranking Muslim elected official in the United States until the election of Keith Ellison to represent Minnesota's 5th congressional district.[3]

Shaw also served on the National Board of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009.[4] 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.[5]

As of 2017, Mr. Shaw works as a golf coach at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2017" (PDF). NC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-23.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ News & Observer: Sen. Larry Shaw won't seek reelection Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," Washington Post, September 11, 2006, page A03.[1]
  4. ^ News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ American Muslim 360 website
  6. ^ Lewis (2017-01-04). "Larry Shaw:2017 Men's Golf Coach". Wake County Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Theodore James Kinney
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 17th district
1995–1997
Served alongside: Mary McAllister 		Succeeded by
Theodore James Kinney
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Chancy Rudolph Edwards
 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 41st district
1997–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 21st district
2003–2011 		Succeeded by


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