Early Life and Education
Shafer was raised in Dunwoody, a suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County. He was educated in DeKalb County Public Schools and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in political science. He was a student leader, serving as president of the Interfraternity Council, the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the Order of Omega honor society. He was a member of Order of the Greek Horsemen and Gridiron Secret Society. His senior year, Shafer served as an academic intern in the Washington, D.C. office of United States Senator Sam Nunn. During his internship, Shafer roomed with future country music performer Wild Bill Gentry, also a Nunn intern.
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