Background
Shott, John H. was born on June 24, 1948 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of John C., Bonnie R.
Shott, John H. was born on June 24, 1948 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Son of John C., Bonnie R.
Shott earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology from and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Shott served non-consecutively from January 2009 in the District 24 seat until his appointment May 19, 2010 to the West Virginia Senate District 10 seat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Don Caruth until January 2011. 2012 Redistricted to District 27, Shott ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 5 votes with 1,586 votes (339%), and placed first in the six-way November 6, 2012 General election with 10,998 votes (222%) ahead of fellow Republican nominees Joe Ellington and Marty Gearheart and Democratic nominees Ryan Flanigan, Greg Ball, and Bill Morefield, who had run for a District 25 seat in 2006 and 2010.
Married Katherine P. Shott. Children: Chris, Jeff(deceased), Adam, Martha.