Shannon McGauley

.Shannon McGauley (born 1963) is the co-founder, spokesman, and president of the Texas Minuteman Project, USA, the Texas branch of The Minuteman Project Inc..

In early 2005, McGauley volunteered in a Minuteman Project Inc. patrol in Arizona. There, he met Minuteman leaders Jim Gilchrist, and Terry Anderson. After a short time, it was decided among the three men that the Minuteman Project Inc. should expand into Texas. It was then decided that McGauley should begin the project in Texas. McGauley shortly thereafter registered the name "Texas Minutemen LLC," based in Arlington. He later dissolved the company, and opted to create the "Texas Minutemen" company as a 501(c) organization. Under the 501(c) status, the group could support a political candidate.

Personal

McGauley was conceived in Texas but born in Crosby, ND. His dad was in the Air Force for 27 years and retired. He is a licensed private investigator, and has commonly worked alongside bail bondsmen as a bounty hunter. McGauley refers to his occupation as a "bail bond enforcement agent."

He has never served in the Armed Forces but made passing scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, and attempted to become an Air Force pilot in the early 1980s.

He currently resides in Arlington, Texas where he is a licensed amateur radio operator.

Political aspirations

McGauley hopes to run for a seat in the Texas Senate by the year 2010 or run for Texas Governor. He has verbally expressed disappointment in a senator who allegedly said, "Immigration is a Federal issue." McGauley did not name the senator.

McGauley said he strongly believes that a firm platform for stronger anti-immigration policy could pave his way to a seat in the Texas Senate.

Political Views

McGauley is a self described conservative, and stated that he is a life-long Republican on the airwaves of KXYL-FM, 96.9. He believes strongly in one's right to bear arms and calls for a permanent lift on assault weapons bans. McGualey believes sodomy and homosexuality are "improper", but said he respects the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Lawrence v. Texas which struck down the criminal prohibition of sodomy in Texas.

In reference to the two factions of Minutemen, McGauley, said he agrees philosophically with Chris Simcox, leader of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, but objects to the national structure. [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A303805 The Austin Chronicle: News: This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol: The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ] ]

Trivia

*McGauley has a sister and a twin brother.

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ee also

*Minuteman Project
*The Minuteman Project Inc.

External links

* [http://www.txminuteman.org/mambo/ Official Texas Minuteman Website]