Shane Jett

Jett first ran for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 5, 2002.[4] 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%.[5][6]

In 2004, Smith was term-limited after 14 years in the seat, leaving the seat open.[7] Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2, 2004[2] and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history.[6] 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.[2][3]

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]

In 2014, Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.[13][2] 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.[2] Jett indicated that he is a supporter of Second Amendment gun rights.[2] Jett indicated that he is pro-life on abortion and would support a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[2] Jeff 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]

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][3][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]

Jett is running against incumbent State Senator Ron Sharp, a Republican from Shawnee. Jett and Sharp will be joined in the June 30, 2020 Republican primary by Brandon Baumgarten and Caleb Foshee.[23][24]

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