Shane Jett

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
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Cherokee Nation
PartyRepublican
SpouseAna Jett
Children3
Alma materOklahoma Baptist University
WebsiteSenator Shane Jett
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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.

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