Shane Jett

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Shane Jett
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Chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 3, 2024 [1]

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. [2] 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.

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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. [3] 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%. [4] [5]

In 2004, Smith was term-limited after 14 years in the seat, leaving the seat open. [6] Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2, 2004 [7] and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history. [5] In 2006, Jett was re-elected to the seat with over 60% of the vote. [8]

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%. [9] [10] In April 2008, Jett was recommended as an officer to the United States Navy Reserve. Jett has since retired as a lieutenant. [7] [11]

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. [12] Jett's motivation was to insert Oklahoma pride into the flag and potentially promote tourism. [12]

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. [13]

2014 5th Congressional District campaign

In 2014, Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma. [14] [7] 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. [15] 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. [7] Jett indicated that he is a supporter of Second Amendment gun rights. [7] Jett indicated that he is anti-abortion and would support a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [7] 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. [16]

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. [17] [18]

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. [19] The appointment was announced on September 15, 2017. [19] [11] [20]

In 2017, Jett ran again for the At-large Tribal Councilor position of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. [21] 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%. [22] [23]

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. [2] Jett and Sharp were joined in the June 30, 2020 Republican primary by Brandon Baumgarten of Shawnee. [24] [25] Jett took first place in the June 30th election with 44% of the vote. [26] Baumgarten was eliminated in the primary. [26] Jett faced Sharp, who came in second with 33% of the vote, in a runoff election on August 25, 2020. [26] Jett defeated Sharp in the runoff and received over 59% of the vote. [27]

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. [28] In the November 3, 2020 general election, Jett defeated Sadler with about 75% of the vote, to win the 17th Senate district seat. [29]

In February 2021, Jett introduced a bill to the Oklahoma Senate to prohibit teaching of Critical race theory in Oklahoma schools. [30]

In 2023, he proposed a bill that would prohibit social-emotional learning in Oklahoma schools [31] and another bill that would prohibit "certain test or qualification as a condition of employment or promotion within certain institutions of higher education." [32] [33] 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. [34]

2024 Oklahoma State Senate District 17 campaign

Jett at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation Shane Jett by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Jett at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation

On June 18, 2024, Jett faced Sharp again. There were two other candidates in the race. Jett ended up with just over 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff, with 3,573 votes to Sharp's 1,921 votes. [35] Jett was unopposed in the November 5, 2024 general election.

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. [7] [11] Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BBA majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish. [7] [11] 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. [7]

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 [4]
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Dale Smith Democratic Party 4,943 48.65%
Shane Jett Republican Party 4,82547.49%
2004
November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [36]
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Shane Jett Republican Party 7,04654.54%
Kevin Roland Democratic Party 5,48042.42%
2006
November 7, 2006, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [8]
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Shane Jett Republican Party 5,34760.50%
Ken Etchieson Democratic Party 3,49139.50%
2008
November 4, 2008, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [9]
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Shane Jett Republican Party 9,57473.12%
Cole Koszara Democratic Party 3,52026.88%

U.S. Congress

2010
2010 Congressional District #5 Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Lankford 18,755 33.6
Republican Kevin Calvey 18,143 32.5
Republican Mike Thompson 10,00717.9
Republican Shane Jett5,95510.7
Republican Johnny Roy1,5482.8
Republican Rick Flanigan7621.4
Republican Harry Johnson6861.2
Total votes55,856 100
2014
2014 Congressional District #5 Republican primary results [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Russell 14,604 26.6
Republican Patrice Douglas 13,445 24.5
Republican Clark Jolley 9,23216.8
Republican Mike Turner 7,76014.1
Republican Shane Jett7,02212.8
Republican Harvey Sparks2,8985.3
Total votes54,961 100.0

Oklahoma State Senate

2020
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican primary [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shane Jett 4,577 44.2%
Republican Ron Sharp (incumbent) 3,453 33.3%
Republican Brandon Baumgarten2,33122.5%
Total votes100%
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican runoff [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shane Jett 4,612 59.4%
Republican Ron Sharp (incumbent)3,15440.2%
Total votes100%
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district general election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shane Jett 25,379 76.5%
Libertarian Greg Sadler7,81723.5%
Total votes100%
2024
2024 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican primary [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shane Jett (incumbent) 3,573 50.1%
Republican Ron Sharp 1,92126.9%
Republican Rachael Melot1,38219.4%
Republican Cody Swearingen2593.6%
Total votes7,135 100%

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