Samantha Shaw
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Samantha Shaw
|office = 39th State Auditor of Alabama
|governor = Bob Riley
Robert Bentley
|term_start = January 15, 2007
|term_end = January 19, 2015
|predecessor = Beth Chapman
|successor = Jim Zeigler
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|10}}
|birth_place = Homewood, Alabama, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Greg Shaw
|children = 2
|alma_mater = Auburn University
}}
Samantha Slimp Shaw (born February 10, 1957) is an American politician. She is a Republican who served as State Auditor of Alabama from 2007 to 2015. She was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Alabama Republican Party.
Biography
Shaw was born in Homewood, Alabama to June Daly and William M. 'Bill' Slimp. She graduated from Auburn University and was employed as an accountant for the Shaw Oil Company, for a branch of La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery, and for Alabama Steel Supply. She has also worked as a bookkeeper and office manager. In 1980, she married attorney Gregory Shaw. The couple have lived in Montgomery, Alabama for over 23 years, and have two sons.[http://www.auditor.state.al.us/about/biography.htm State Auditor of Alabama - Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614091541/http://www.auditor.state.al.us/about/biography.htm |date=2009-06-14 }}
Political career
In 2000, she was manager of her husband's successful campaign for Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, and in 2006 was manager of his successful re-election campaign. Gregory Shaw was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2008.
In 2002, Shaw was the Deputy Finance Director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions.
In 2006, Shaw ran for State Auditor. She finished second of four candidates in the Republican primary, with 26.4% of the vote, and won the run-off with 50.8%. She won in the general election with 54.1%.[http://www.sos.alabama.gov/elections/2006/ElectionInfo2006.aspx Official election results]
In 2010, Shaw was elected to a second term as State Auditor, winning with 62.7% of the vote.
[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AL/21091/42408/en/summary.html Official election results]
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081108112236/http://www.auditor.state.al.us/ State Auditor of Alabama - official biography]
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Category:Methodists from Alabama
Category:Auburn University alumni
Category:People from Homewood, Alabama
Category:State auditors of Alabama
Category:Women state constitutional officers of Alabama
Category:21st-century Alabama politicians
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