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Sen. Wilk hires “Future Leader Award” recipient

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Shawntwayne “Shawn” Cannon [Image via Sen. Scott Wilk]
LANCASTER – Shawntwayne “Shawn” Cannon, a past recipient of Sen. Scott Wilk’s “Future Leader Award,”  was recently hired as a field representative based in Wilk’s Antelope Valley District office.

“Shawn has a huge passion for service and, as a young person, is committed to ensuring our community continues to be a place we want to call home,” Wilk said in a news release announcing the new hire. “I am so pleased to welcome him to Team Wilk.”

Shawn received the “Future Leader Award” in 2018, while he was a senior at Desert Winds High School in Lancaster. After graduating high school, Shawn tutored in the AVID program prior to starting college. He is also the former Commissioner of Lancaster’s Social Equity Commission and currently serves as the Deputy Mayor of Lancaster. His lifelong goal is to be a teacher.

“Way back in high school, Shawn stood out as a bright star, and clearly, nothing has changed,” Wilk said. “He will be a wonderful addition to the staff and a great resource for residents of the Senate District 21.”

“This is a full-circle moment for me and an example of how our community provides opportunity. I am living proof that Senate District 21 is filled with both present and future leaders,” Shawn said. “I look forward to working hard for the senator’s constituents. Thank you Senator Wilk for this amazing opportunity and let’s get to work.”

Cannon will be based out of the Lancaster office, at 848 W. Lancaster Blvd., Suite 101. The office number is 661-729-6232.

[Information via news release from the office of Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita)]

9 comments for "Sen. Wilk hires “Future Leader Award” recipient"

  1. His son and the Mom live off the system, aka welfare, let’s talk about how much child support he pays. = zero.
    Dead beat Dad wow

  2. Isn’t there a conflict? Deputy Mayor for Lancaster and now deputy to State Senator Wilk? Are these the same people who were bitching because Michael Rives was on the Hospital and the College (being elected) while this guy gets appointed to two boards?

    • Conflict? In Lancaster? What, with the mayor’s son appointed to the planning commission, the mayor’s employees appointed to deputy mayor roles and running campaigns for Palmdale city council, the vice mayor’s son formerly on the planning commission, and a former employee of the mayor’s given an unadvertised job at AVTA, you think there are conflicts? In Lancaster? BAA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Lancaster is crony corrupt to the core. Michael Rives is a breath of fresh air in a dirty, filthy, good old boy dominated city.

  3. Lol this guy has several domestic violence cases and nobody checked his record. What a joke. Hasn’t worked any jobs for years then gets hooked up. You got to love California.

    • This has a lot less to do with “California” than it has with the corrupt Lancaster cabal. Wilk is nothing but lint in Wrecks’ pocket, so expecting anything good from him is insanity.

      • You can expect the same from Juan Carrillo if he wins in November. Wrecks has bought and paid for him to. Republicans or Democrats it doesn’t matter. Wrecks will buy whoever he can.

    • I was going to say…

      There are a lot of people with much better backgrounds and no criminal records that could have had this job and been really good at it.

      I’m all about second chances and forgiveness, but to give someone with that background a position as “deputy mayor” and now a cushy state job?

      Really? Lancaster has had lots of good people come up through the ranks from diverse communities throughout the years, and most didn’t have the background baggage this guy apparently does.

      What gives?