Sharon McMahon

Sharon McMahon is a longtime high school government and law teacher who is now best known as America's Government Teacher on her Instagram account, Sharon Says So. In a time when flashy headlines and false information often take the spotlight, millions of people rely on McMahon for nonpartisan, fact-based information. McMahon is the host of the award-winning podcast Here's Where It Gets Interesting , where each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America's most fascinating...See more

Sharon McMahon is a longtime high school government and law teacher who is now best known as America's Government Teacher on her Instagram account, Sharon Says So. In a time when flashy headlines and false information often take the spotlight, millions of people rely on McMahon for nonpartisan, fact-based information. McMahon is the host of the award-winning podcast Here's Where It Gets Interesting , where each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America's most fascinating moments and people. She is also the founder of The Preamble , a newsletter that gives you the history of and context about stories that matter. In all that she does, McMahon encourages others to be world-changing humans. She has led her community in various philanthropic initiatives that have raised more than $9 million for teachers, domestic violence survivors, terminally ill children, medical debt forgiveness programs, refugees, and more. See less