Shawn Harris

Shawn Harris is the Democratic nominee in Georgia's 14th District. A Georgia native and retired Army brigadier general who began his service in the Marine Corps, he now runs a cattle farm in Polk County. He was the 2024 Democratic nominee against Marjorie Taylor Greene and lost the April 2026 special election runoff to Clayton Fuller.[1][2][3]

Harris was born in Blakely, Georgia, and, according to his campaign website, grew up on his family's farm.[2][1] He earned a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Tuskegee University and a graduate degree in strategic studies from the Army War College.[1][2] After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and rose to sergeant, then served in the U.S. Army and retired as a brigadier general after 40 years of military service, according to his campaign website.[1][2] He describes deploying as an infantry commander in Afghanistan after 9/11 and leading a team into Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.[1]

After retiring, Harris returned to Georgia to run a first-generation grass-fed cattle farm in Rockmart, in Polk County, according to his campaign website.[1] He was the Democratic nominee against incumbent Marjorie Taylor Greene in the 2024 general election, losing 64.4% to 35.6%.[4] He finished first in the March 10, 2026 special general election and lost the April 7 runoff to Clayton Fuller, 55.9% to 44.1%; he then won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary for the regular election.[3] According to his campaign website, he and his wife, a family physician, have five sons and four grandchildren.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.