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Shane Jett
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2020
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 51)
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Cherokee Nation
PartyRepublican
SpouseAna Jett
Children3
Alma materOklahoma Baptist University
WebsiteSenator Shane Jett

Shane David Jett (born December 5, 1974) is an American and Cherokee politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 17th district since 2020 and as the Chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus since 2024. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010, representing the 27th district.

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jett attended Oklahoma Baptist University before unsuccessfully running for the Oklahoma House in 2002. In 2004, he won a seat in the Oklahoma House, where he served until he retired in 2010 to unsuccessfully run for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He ran two unsuccessful campaigns for Cherokee Nation Tribal Council in 2015 and 2017, before winning election to the Oklahoma Senate in 2020. In 2024, he was announced as the inaugural chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus.

Early life, education, and family

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Shane Jett was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on December 5, 1974.[1] His father was an auto mechanic and Jett worked in his father's shop growing up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.[2] Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BBA majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish.[3][4] Fluent in three languages, Jett spent two years in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, working for Global Options International.[citation needed]

Jett lives with his wife, Ana Carolina Jett née Gomes (originally of Brazil), in Shawnee, Oklahoma with their three daughters.[2] Jett was the CEO of a tribal financial institution focused on economic growth.[3]

Political career

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Oklahoma House of Representatives

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Jett first ran for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 5, 2002.[5] 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%.[6][7]

In 2004, Smith was term-limited after 14 years in the seat, leaving the seat open.[8] Jett defeated Kevin Roland in the general election on November 2, 2004[3] and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the first Republican to hold House district 27 in state history.[7] In 2006, Jett was re-elected to the seat with over 60% of the vote.[9]

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%.[10][11] In April 2008, Jett was recommended as an officer to the United States Navy Reserve. Jett has since retired as a lieutenant.[3][4]

In 2009, during his term as 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 U.S. House campaign

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In 2014, Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.[14][3] 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.[3] Jett indicated that he is a supporter of Second Amendment gun rights.[3] Jett indicated that he is anti-abortion and would support a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[3] 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 Cherokee Nation campaigns

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In 2015, Jett ran for the at-large seat of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council. 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 election, 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][4][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]

Oklahoma Senate

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In 2020, Jett ran against incumbent State Senator for the 17th State Senate district of Oklahoma, Ron Sharp, a Republican from Shawnee.[24] The former CFO of Epic Charter Schools testified the founders of school paid political consultants to recruit Jett to oppose Sharp, who had been a critic of the school in the legislature.[25] Jett denied he was recruited to run against Sharp.[26] Jett and Sharp were joined in the June 30, 2020 Republican primary by Brandon Baumgarten of Shawnee.[27][28] Jett took first place in the June 30th election with 44% of the vote.[29] Baumgarten was eliminated in the primary.[29] Jett faced Sharp, who came in second with 33% of the vote, in a runoff election on August 25, 2020.[29] Jett defeated Sharp in the runoff and received over 59% of the vote.[30]

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.[31] In the November 3, 2020 general election, Jett defeated Sadler with about 75% of the vote, to win the 17th Senate district seat.[32]

In February 2021, Jett introduced a bill to the Oklahoma Senate to prohibit teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools.[33]

In 2023, he proposed a bill that would prohibit social-emotional learning in Oklahoma schools[34] and another bill that would prohibit "certain test or qualification as a condition of employment or promotion within certain institutions of higher education."[35][36] 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.[37]

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.[38] Jett was unopposed in the November 5, 2024 general election.

On September 3, 2024, Jett was announced as the chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus.[39] In February 2025 he opposed a bill to ban the use of corporal punishment on disabled schoolchildren.[40] He described the ban as a "a top down socialist aligned ideological, unilateral divorce between parents’ ability to collaborate with their local schools to establish a disciplined regimen.”[41]

In September 2025, Jett introduced Senate Bill 1187 that would "require public universities in the state to have a memorial plaza dedicated to the late Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was shot and killed September 10 at the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah, and also Senate Bill 1188 that would designate Kirk’s birthday, October 14, as "Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day" in Oklahoma.[42][43]

In January 2026, Jett filed a bill to bar state legislators from drinking alcohol at the Oklahoma State Capitol and released a statement claiming other senators gave speeches "fueled by Tito's and vodka" during the last legislative session. Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton called the accusations "baseless" and removed Jett as vice chairman of the senate rules committee.[44]

Electoral history

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Oklahoma House of Representatives

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2002
November 5, 2002, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27 [6]
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 [45]
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 [9]
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[10]
Candidates Party Votes %
Shane Jett Republican Party 9,574 73.12%
Cole Koszara Democratic Party 3,520 26.88%

U.S. Congress

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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[46]
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

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2020
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican primary[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Jett 4,577 44.2%
Republican Ron Sharp (incumbent) 3,453 33.3%
Republican Brandon Baumgarten 2,331 22.5%
Total votes 100%
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican runoff[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Jett 4,612 59.4%
Republican Ron Sharp (incumbent) 3,154 40.2%
Total votes 100%
2020 Oklahoma Senate 17th district general election[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Jett 25,379 76.5%
Libertarian Greg Sadler 7,817 23.5%
Total votes 100%
2024
2024 Oklahoma Senate 17th district Republican primary[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Jett (incumbent) 3,573 50.1%
Republican Ron Sharp 1,921 26.9%
Republican Rachael Melot 1,382 19.4%
Republican Cody Swearingen 259 3.6%
Total votes 7,135 100%

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