Shawn farms in Hardin, Montana with his wife, Joanne, and their three children Kyle, Nicole and Dalton. He is a second generation farmer. His main crops are alfalfa, malt barley, corn, sugarbeets and wheat.

Shawn currently serves on several boards in the community. He is the Secretary of the Bighorn County Sugarbeet Growers Association.  Shawn has been a member of the ASGA Board of Directors since 2009 and serves on the Bylaws, International Affairs, Meetings, Biotech, and Political Action Committees.  He also is Chairman of the Farm Service Agency, a Board member on the Town & Country Association, and Board member of the Little Horn Irrigation District.