Shane David Jett was born on December 5,1974 and 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.
24 Facts About Shane Jett
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Shane Jett was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010, representing House District 27.
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Shane Jett serves as chairman of the US Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board.
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Shane Jett used scripture to show why a bill against corporal punishment for disabled children in schools takes away a parent's right to discipline their children.
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Shane Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BBA majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish.
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Fluent in three languages, Shane Jett spent two years in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, working for Global Options International.
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Shane Jett was the CEO of a tribal financial institution focused on economic growth.
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Shane Jett first ran for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 5,2002.
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Shane Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2,2004 and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history.
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In 2009, during his term a state representative, Shane 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.
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Shane Jett introduced the bill in front of the International Relations and Tourism Committee.
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Shane Jett's motivation was to insert Oklahoma pride into the flag and potentially promote tourism.
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In 2010, Shane 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.
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In 2014, Shane Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.
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Shane 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.
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Shane Jett indicated that he is a supporter of Second Amendment gun rights.
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Shane Jett indicated that he is anti-abortion and would support a human life amendment to the US Constitution.
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In 2015, Shane Jett ran for the at-large seat of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
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In 2017, Shane Jett ran again for the At-large Tribal Councilor position of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.
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Shane Jett ran against incumbent State Senator for the 17th State Senate district of Oklahoma, Ron Sharp, a Republican from Shawnee.
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Shane Jett faced Greg Sadler, a printing company employee from Newalla, Oklahoma, in the general election in November 2020.
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In February 2021, Shane Jett introduced a bill to the Oklahoma Senate to prohibit teaching of Critical race theory in Oklahoma schools.
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Shane Jett was unopposed in the November 5,2024 general election.
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On September 3,2024, Shane Jett was announced as the chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus.