Shane Jett
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 17th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byRon Sharp
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
2004–2010
Preceded byDale Smith
Succeeded byJosh Cockroft
Personal details
Born (1974-12-05) December 5, 1974 (age 49)
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Cherokee Nation
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAna Jett
Children3
Residence(s)Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materOklahoma Baptist University
ProfessionBusinessman, Educator, Legislator & former Navy Officer
WebsiteSenator Shane Jett
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Shane David Jett (born December 5, 1974) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma, who is the state senator from Senate District 17, which includes northern Pottawatomie County and eastern Oklahoma County.[1] He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010, representing House District 27. He also serves as chairman of the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board.

Political career

Oklahoma House of Representatives 2004 to 2010

Jett first ran for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 5, 2002.[2] He was defeated by incumbent Democratic representative Dale Smith; however, he held the incumbent to less than fifty percent of the vote and came about one percent away from upsetting the incumbent, 48.6% to 47.5%.[3][4]

In 2004, Smith was term-limited after 14 years in the seat, leaving the seat open.[5] Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2, 2004[6] and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history.[4] In 2006, Jett was re-elected to the seat with over 60% of the vote.[7]

In 2008, Jett ran for re-election to House district 27 again and defeated Democrat Cole Koszara, a machinist, of Harrah, Oklahoma by 73% to 27%.[8][9] In April 2008, Jett was recommended as an officer to the United States Navy Reserve. Jett has since retired as a lieutenant.[6][10]

In 2009, during his term a state representative, Jett proposed a bill to alter the flag of Oklahoma, which would have italicized and angled the word "Oklahoma" and adding an exclamation point after it. Jett introduced the bill in front of the International Relations and Tourism Committee.[11] Jett's motivation was to insert Oklahoma pride into the flag and potentially promote tourism.[11]

In 2010, Jett decided not to run for re-election to the Oklahoma House, but ran instead for the 5th Congressional District seat in Oklahoma City metro area. He finished fourth, with 10.7% of the vote, in a seven candidate field. James Lankford won the Republican primary and was later elected to the job.[12]

2014 5th Congressional District campaign

In 2014, Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.[13][6] During a June 2014 campaign debate with the other four Republican candidates, Jett indicated that he would not have voted to raise the debt ceiling and would not have voted for John Boehner to remain as Speaker of the House.[14] Jett's biggest focus during his Congressional campaign was getting elected to reduce government spending, supporting a federal balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto.[6] Jett indicated that he is a supporter of Second Amendment gun rights.[6] Jett indicated that he is anti-abortion and would support a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6] Jett finished fifth, with 12.3% of the vote, in a six candidate field. Steve Russell won the Republican primaries and ended up holding the Congressional seat from 2015 to 2019.[15]

2015 & 2017 At-large Tribal Councilor, Cherokee Nation, campaigns

In 2015, Jett ran for the at-large seat of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. Jett finished third behind Wanda Hatfield and Betsy Swimmer. Hatfield received 1,057 votes, Swimmer 770 votes, and Jett 717 votes.[16][17]

After the 2016 Presidential campaign, Jett was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board where he serves as chairman.[18] The appointment was announced on September 15, 2017.[18][10][19]

In 2017, Jett ran again for the At-large Tribal Councilor position of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.[20] Jett finished second in the field of seven candidates, losing to Mary Baker Shaw, with Shaw receiving 56.84% of the vote to Jett's 19.55%.[21][22]

2020 Oklahoma State Senate District 17 campaign

Jett ran against incumbent State Senator for the 17th State Senate district of Oklahoma, Ron Sharp, a Republican from Shawnee.[1] Jett and Sharp were joined in the June 30, 2020 Republican primary by Brandon Baumgarten of Shawnee.[23][24] Jett took first place in the June 30th election with 44% of the vote.[25] Baumgarten was eliminated in the primary.[25] Jett faced Sharp, who came in second with 33% of the vote, in a runoff election on August 25, 2020.[25] Jett defeated Sharp in the runoff and received over 59% of the vote.[26]

Jett faced Greg Sadler, a printing company employee from Newalla, Oklahoma, in the general election in November 2020. Sadler was the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma.[27] In the November 3, 2020 general election, Jett defeated Sadler with about 75% of the vote, to win the 17th Senate district seat.[28]

In February 2021, Jett introduced a bill to the Oklahoma Senate to prohibit teaching of Critical race theory in Oklahoma schools.[29]

In 2023, he proposed a bill that would prohibit social-emotional learning in Oklahoma schools[30] and another bill that would prohibit "certain test or qualification as a condition of employment or promotion within certain institutions of higher education."[31][32] It came along other anti-DEI legislation from Danny Williams and David Bullard from the Oklahoma capitol after Superintendent and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters "called for a 10-year review of all expenditures related to DEI over the last decade at Oklahoma higher education institutions" in early 2023.[33]

Personal life

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jett's father was an auto mechanic and Jett worked in his father's shop growing up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.[6][10] Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BBA majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish.[6][10] Fluent in three languages, Jett spent two years in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, working for Global Options International.

Jett lives with his wife, Ana Carolina Jett née Gomes (originally of Brazil), in Shawnee, Oklahoma with their three daughters. Jett was the CEO of a tribal financial institution focused on economic growth.[6]

House committees

2005-2010

2005-06

2007-08

2009-10

Organizations

Legislative
Others

Election results

Oklahoma House of Representatives

2002
November 5, 2002, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [3]
Candidates Party Votes %
Dale Smith Democratic Party 4,943 48.65%
Shane Jett Republican Party 4,825 47.49%
2004
November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [34]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 7,046 54.54%
Kevin Roland Democratic Party 5,480 42.42%
2006
November 7, 2006, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [7]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 5,347 60.50%
Ken Etchieson Democratic Party 3,491 39.50%
2008
November 4, 2008, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27[8]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 9,574 73.12%
Cole Koszara Democratic Party 3,520 26.88%

U.S. Congress

2010
2010 Congressional District #5 Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Lankford 18,755 33.6
Republican Kevin Calvey 18,143 32.5
Republican Mike Thompson 10,007 17.9
Republican Shane Jett 5,955 10.7
Republican Johnny Roy 1,548 2.8
Republican Rick Flanigan 762 1.4
Republican Harry Johnson 686 1.2
Total votes 55,856 100
2014
2014 Congressional District #5 Republican primary results[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell 14,604 26.6
Republican Patrice Douglas 13,445 24.5
Republican Clark Jolley 9,232 16.8
Republican Mike Turner 7,760 14.1
Republican Shane Jett 7,022 12.8
Republican Harvey Sparks 2,898 5.3
Total votes 54,961 100.0

Oklahoma State Senate

2020
June 30, 2020, Election results for Oklahoma State Senate for District 17[25]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 4,577 44.18%
Ron Sharp Republican Party 3,453 33.33%
Brandon Baumgarten Republican Party 2,331 22.5%
August 24, 2020, Election results for Oklahoma State Senate for District 17 runoff election[26]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 4,612 59.39%
Ron Sharp Republican Party 3,154 40.16%
November 3, 2020, Election results for Oklahoma State Senator for District 17 [28]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 25,379 76.5%
Greg Sadler Libertarian Party 7,817 23.5%

References

  1. ^ a b Former Dist. 27 Rep Challenging Ron Sharp For Senate Seat, Tecumseh Countywide & Sun, April 16, 2020 (accessed April 24, 2020)
  2. ^ "District 27". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. August 18, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "General Election, Summary Results". Oklahoma State Election Board. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Oklahoma House Historic Membership
  5. ^ "Dale Smith". Chickasha Express Star. Chickasha, Oklahoma. February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  11. ^ a b Levins, Shelby (March 4, 2009). "Changes proposed to Oklahoma state flag". KXII-TV Sherman TX-Durant OK. Sherman, Texas. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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  13. ^ Cross, Phil (June 9, 2014). "5th district Republican congressional candidate profiles - Shane Jett". Fox 25 Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  15. ^ Casteel, Chris. "Republican Steve Russell elected to represent Oklahoma City in Congress," 'The Oklahoman' November 4, 2014.
  16. ^ "Cherokee Nation Councilor Candidates Face Runoff Election". KGOU Radio. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. July 3, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  18. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Washington, DC. September 15, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via National Archives.
  19. ^ "Minutes,Community Development Advisory Board, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund)" (PDF). U.S. Department of Treasury. Washington, D.C. September 23, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  27. ^ 2020 Candidates – Greg Sadler, Libertarian Party of the United States
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  29. ^ "Shane Jett, Oklahoma state senator, wants to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools". The Washington Times.
  30. ^ "Senator proposes bill that would prohibit social-emotional learning in Oklahoma schools". KFOR.com Oklahoma City. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  31. ^ "Bill Information". oklegislature.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  32. ^ "DEI Legislation Tracker". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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  35. ^ "Official Results – Primary Election" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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