Shawn O'Hara
| Shawn O'Hara | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 6, 1958 Canton, Mississippi |
| Political party | Reform |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Amanda |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | William Carey University |
Shawn R. O'Hara (born January 6, 1958) is an American politician and business consultant who is a perennial candidate for public office in Mississippi. He was the national chairman of the Reform Party, and a frequent candidate on their ticket. He has since become a member of the Democratic Party.
O'Hara was born in 1958 in Canton, Mississippi. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from William Carey University in 1981, and received a masters degree from the university in 1996.
O'Hara is well known for his frequently running for mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He has sought the office in every city election since 1989.
O'Hara first ran for Governor of Mississippi in 1991 as the Reform Party candidate. He received 11,253 votes, or 1.58%. He ran as the Reform Party candidate for the United States Senate in Mississippi in 2000. He received 7,315 votes, or 0.74% of the vote. In 2002 he ran for the U.S. Senate again and was the lone challenger to Thad Cochran. He received 97,226 votes, or 15.42%.
While a member of the Reform Party, O'Hara supported the candidacy of George W. Bush. After his party nominated Ralph Nader as presidential candidate in 2004, O'Hara said he hoped Nader could spoil the election: "I’m doing everything I can to make sure John Kerry never gets around the White House." This sentiment, and the fact that O'Hara was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan's Samuel Bowers, and his statements that he had once favored the execution of abortion doctors, put O'Hara odds with other Reform Party members.
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