Jacob Shaw

    

The Honorable Jacob Shaw
Official Portrait, 2020
Member of the K.S. House of Commons for Central San Diego (Laguna's 16th district)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 4, 2020
Preceded by	David Cobb
Majority	14,722 (8.4%)
Personal details
Born	(1996-04-23) April 23, 1996 San Diego, Laguna, Kingdom of Sierra
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Domestic partner	Maria Thompson (since 2017)
Education	University of San Diego

Jacob Robert Shaw (born April 23, 1996) is a Sierran political activist and politician serving as a Member of Parliament for North San Diego (Laguna's 16th parliamentary district) since May 4, 2020. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Shaw was one of the few Democratic-Republican candidates to have been elected to parliament in the 2020 Sierran federal election having won against David Cobb, the previous Social Democrat incumbent of the district in one of the minor upsets of the election.

Born in San Diego, Shaw is a native to the city, the provincial capital of Laguna, and has served as a notable political activist having served as a member of the gubernatorial campaign of Tyson Morales as their media representative. In April 2020, he announced his candidacyt for the House of Commons running against David Cobb campaigning on what he called uncomprimising progressivism and for representing the district's main issues such as healthcare and infrastructure. In the ensuing election on May 1, Shaw won with an eight point lead and was swon in three days later. As an MP, he's been supportive of Prime Minister Susan Kwon and has endorsed bipartisanship with the Social Democrats and Greens. As of 2020, he is the youngest ever politician to be elected to Parliament.

Early life and education

Jacob Robert Shaw was born in April 23, 1996 in the city of San Diego, Laguna. His mother is a nurse and his father is a real estate agent. He grew up in a quasi-religious household with both of his parents being members of the Catholic Church – Avignon and would be raised influenced by Avignonese Catholicism, but by the time he was 15, his homelife became more secular and he and his family were lapsed by the time he turned 18.

Early political career

2020 Laguna gubernatorial election

Shaw was involved in the 2020 Laguna gubernatorial election having been hired by Tyson Morales to be part of his gubernatorial campaign, an offer that he accepted. Shaw was selected to be Morales' media representative and served as a spokesperson for the campaign in the media during the election. Shaw would gain attention being praised for his defense of Morales and his defense of the agreement between the Democratic-Republicans and Social Democrats in the Laguna Provincial Legislature calling a coalition government a "necessary act" citing the lack of majority either party held in the legislature. Morales would go on to win the election 2-1 defeating his Royalist opponent Mark Walton and was sworn in on February 5th.

See also

• Baby of the House
  • List of youngest members of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sierra