Mike Shaw - Alabama State House 47

Mike and his family have made this community home for decades.

For Mike and his family, District 47 is home

Grew up here. Went to school here. Raised a family here.

Mike Shaw knows House District 47 because this is home. He grew up in Vestavia Hills, graduated from Vestavia Hills High School, earned his degree in Public Administration from Auburn University, and built a career in technology and cybersecurity before serving in public office.

Before being elected to the Alabama House, Mike served his neighbors on the Hoover City Council, where he learned that good government starts with listening, solving problems, and staying close to the people you represent.

In Montgomery, Mike brings that same approach: practical, conservative, future-focused leadership for Hoover, Vestavia Hills, and Alabama families.

Priorities

Focused on what's important to you and what moves our state forward.

Mike's priorities are straightforward: make Alabama more affordable, keep families safe, support our schools, and move the state forward without leaving common sense behind.

Affordability

Lowering everyday costs

Mike Shaw is focused on practical, conservative tax relief and workforce solutions that help families keep more of what they earn.

Created a 60-day state grocery tax holiday through his amendment to HB527.
Introduced HB647 to phase out the remaining state grocery tax on food and finish the job permanently.
Supported overtime tax relief as a separate way to reward work and put money back in family budgets.
Helped pass the Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy (CAHA) framework to train skilled tradespeople and address rising home construction, repair, and maintenance costs.

Too often in Montgomery we worry how government will figure out how to make ends meet, but families have no choice but to figure it out - at the grocery store, when the tax bill is due, and when we buy or maintain a home. Affordability ought to be viewed from the perspective of the people.

Public Safety

Backing law enforcement and protecting our neighborhoods

Mike supports law enforcement, first responders, and common-sense laws that hold offenders accountable while protecting emergency resources.

Sponsored and passed the False Reporting Law in response to the Carlee Russell hoax, strengthening penalties for dangerous false reports that allege imminent danger.
Backed restitution for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and assisting agencies when public resources are wasted by serious false reports.
Supported Beau’s Law, creating clear standards for outdoor dog care - including food, water, shelter, and humane tethering - so communities can address neglect before it becomes cruelty or a neighborhood safety concern.
Directed local support to the Vestavia Hills Police Foundation, Rocky Ridge Fire District, Crime Stoppers, and first-responder priorities.
Supported crypto-kiosk fraud prevention to protect seniors and families from scams while keeping innovation responsible.

When we call 911, we want first responders to have everything they need. Supporting public safety means protecting that trust, backing our first responders, and holding people accountable when they do wrong.

Education

Strong schools and opportunities for every student

Mike believes Alabama can improve education statewide while protecting the local schools families in District 47 have built over decades.

Supports strong state education funding, teacher support, school safety, career tech, literacy, math, and local control.
Works to protect successful local schools while expanding opportunity and workforce pathways.
Directed local grants to Hoover and Vestavia schools for STEM and STEAM, mental health training, JROTC, visual arts, band, language arts, playgrounds, and classroom improvements.
Backs career pathways that connect students with high-demand skilled trades and technology jobs.

Our schools are a superpower of this community. Statewide, we need innovation and creative solutions. But when parents, teachers, and local school leaders have built something that works, don't break it.

Moving Alabama Forward

Protecting your data and modernizing government

With decades in technology and cybersecurity, Mike brings real-world expertise to privacy, government modernization, and responsible innovation policy.

Sponsored and passed the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act to establish a clear statewide consumer data privacy framework.
Sponsored and passed legislation modernizing the Office of Information Technology and codifying statewide cybersecurity coordination.
Sponsored and passed stablecoin legislation with clear oversight, consumer safeguards, and room for responsible financial innovation.
Works on emerging technology policy including AI, blockchain, and future-focused opportunities for Alabama.

30 plus years in technology have taught me to ask two questions: how does this technology help people, and what happens if something goes wrong? Alabama can lead on privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and things like blockchain if we stay practical, secure, and sensible. We should still be willing to boldly think ahead. We can't miss opportunities.

“District 47 is my home.”

Our community deserves steady, common-sense leadership that keeps neighborhoods safe, grows jobs, protects taxpayers, respects privacy, and preserves the quality of life we love. I look forward to continuing this work, and I humbly ask for your vote in 2026.

Delivering results

Practical wins for families, taxpayers, and the future.

On the job

Results you can see.

From tax relief and public safety to privacy, cybersecurity, and responsible innovation, Mike is putting experience to work for District 47.

HB527 Affordability

A grocery tax holiday

Mike added a 60-day grocery tax holiday to HB527 and continues pushing for permanent elimination of the remaining state tax on food.

HB647 Tax Relief

A plan to finish eliminating the grocery tax

Mike introduced legislation to reduce the remaining state tax on groceries by one-half percentage point each year until food is fully exempt.

CAHA Workforce

Training workers to lower home costs

Mike worked with the Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy (CAHA) and local homebuilders on legislation enabling construction-training academies that connect young people and career changers to no-cost skilled trades training.

HB82 Public Safety

The False Reporting Law

In response to the Carlee Russell hoax, Mike carried and passed legislation to strengthen penalties for dangerous false reports and require restitution for wasted emergency resources.

HB207 Modernization

Cybersecurity and OIT modernization

Mike sponsored and passed legislation expanding Alabama OIT duties to include cybersecurity and consolidating core technology responsibilities in state law.

HB351 Privacy

Alabama Personal Data Protection Act

Mike sponsored and passed privacy legislation designed to protect consumers with a clear, targeted, practical framework.

HB259 Innovation

Responsible stablecoin innovation

Mike sponsored and passed legislation creating a pathway for stablecoin issuers under Alabama oversight, balancing digital finance growth with safeguards and transparency.

Local Grants Community

Investing in District 47

Mike has directed community support to schools, parks, first responders, arts programs, and civic projects across Hoover and Vestavia Hills.

Local support

Bringing resources home to Hoover and Vestavia Hills.

Mike has directed grants and funding to projects that are important to our community and touch everyday life: schools, parks, first responders, arts programs, and family-friendly community spaces.

Schools and students

Grants and financial support for classrooms, arts, STEM, mental health, athletics, and career readiness.

Green Valley Elementary outdoor classroom, stage curtain, and PE projects
Hoover City Schools mental health training and educational grant programs
Hoover High School Air Force JROTC and Hoover City Schools visual arts
Vestavia Hills High School band, language arts, baseball field house, Speech/Debate, RISE leadership, and arts education
Rocky Ridge Elementary sign upgrades and Vestavia elementary playground/classroom improvements

Public safety and first responders

Grants and financial support for law enforcement, fire protection, and crime-prevention partners.

Vestavia Hills Police Foundation
Rocky Ridge Fire District
Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama
Vestavia Hills Fire Department / Rocky Ridge Fire Training Facility support

Parks, families, and quality of life

Investments families use every week in the community Mike calls home.

Byrd Park walking track repaving
Hoover dog park upgrades and Loch Haven Nature Park support
Vestavia Hills Recreation Center floor upgrade
Altadena Park athletics and Veterans Memorial support
Aldridge Gardens beautification and community improvements

Affordability in action

Grocery tax relief is a start. Mike wants to finish the job.

The grocery tax holiday gives families a real break at the register. Mike supports permanent relief because food is not a luxury, and families should not be taxed on the basics.

Innovation with guardrails

Technology should protect people, not exploit them.

Mike supports blockchain and emerging technology, but he also backs strong protections where dollars and crypto intersect, including safeguards against fraud at cryptocurrency kiosks.

Follow the record

Selected coverage, bills, and public information.

These links are included so voters can read more about Mike's work in Montgomery and here at home.

Alabama Political Reporter HB527 tax relief signed into law Read more WAFF 48 Grocery tax holiday begins as push continues for permanent relief Read more NAHB Central Alabama Home Building Academy support Read more Yellowhammer News False reporting law after Carlee Russell case Read more StateScoop Alabama codifies OIT cybersecurity responsibilities Read more IAPP Alabama Personal Data Protection Act advances consumer privacy Read more Alabama Securities Commission HB259 stablecoin issuer legislation Read more Hoover Sun Green Valley Elementary opens outdoor classroom Read more Vestavia Voice Vestavia schools receive STEM and arts support Read more WVTM 13 Beau’s Law becomes Alabama’s first pet protection law in 26 years Read more Hoover Sun Loch Haven Nature Trail breaks ground Read more Vestavia Voice Vestavia parks and recreation projects funded Read more

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