Shane Jett

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Representative Shane Jett
Oklahoma State Representative
In office 2004–2010
Preceded by	Dale Smith
Succeeded by	Josh Cockroft
Constituency	27th House District
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-05) 5 December 1974 Shawnee, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ana Jett
Children	Raquel & Esther
Residence	Tecumseh, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Oklahoma Baptist University
Profession	Businessman, Educator, Legislator & Navy Officer
Religion	Christian
Website	www.JettForCongress.com

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Shane Jett (born December 5, 1974) is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma and was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010.

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with his B.B.A. with a major in international business and a minor in Spanish. Fluent in three languages, Jett spent two years in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, working for Global Options International.

Jett first ran for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on November 5, 2002 but was defeated by incumbent Dale Smith. In 2004, Smith was term-limited and the seat was open. 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 that House seat in State history. In April 2008, Jett was professionally recommended as an Officer to the United State Navy Reserve. On March 12, 2010, Jett announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.

Jett and his wife Ana Carolina Gomes have two daughters, Raquel and Esther.

House committees

2005-2010

Chairman of the Joint Committee on International Trade
Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on International Development

2005-06

Appropriation & Budget Subcommittee on General Government & Transportation, Vice Chair
Energy & Utility Regulation Committee
Transportation Committee
Tourism & Recreation Committee

2007-08

Rules Committee, Chair
Appropriations & Budget Committee
Telecommunications & Utility Regulation
GCCA
International, Federal & Tribal Relations

2009-10

International Relations & Tourism Committee, Chair
Energy & Utility Regulations Committee
Appropriation & Budget Subcommittee on General Government & Transportation

Legislative Organizations

Native American Caucus of the Oklahoma Legislature, Founding Co-Chair
National Caucus of Native American State Legislators, Founding Member
Governor’s International Team
Council of State Governments (CSG)

- International Committee Standing Committee

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

- Redistricting and Elections Standing Committee (NCSL)
- Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce, Vice Chair
- Executive Committee Task Force on State & Local Taxation of Communications and Electronic Commerce (NCSL)

American Legislative Exchange Council

- International Relations Task Force (ALEC)
- Telecom and IT Task Force (ALEC)

Organizations

Gideons International, www.gideons.org
McLoud, Shawnee, and Tecumseh Chambers of Commerce
NAFSA: Association of International Educators - NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL
Rotary International, Shawnee, OK
American Council of Young Political Leaders, - Vietnam 2010

Election results

**November 5, 2002, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27**
Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	DALE SMITH	Democratic Party	4,943	'48.65%
	SHANE JETT	Republican Party	4,825	47.49%
Source:

**November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27**
Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	SHANE JETT	Republican Party	7,046	'54.54%
	KEVIN ROLAND	Democratic Party	5,480	42.42%
Source:

**November 7, 2006, Election results for Oklahoma State Representative for District 27**
Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	SHANE JETT	Republican Party	5,347	'60.50%
	KEN ETCHIESON	Democratic Party	3,491	39.50%
Source:

Sources

1. Oklahoma House Historic Membership
2. 2004 election results, Oklahoma State Election Board Retrieved May 6, 2009.

Persondata
Name	Jett, Shane
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 5, 1974
Place of birth	Shawnee, Oklahoma
Date of death
Place of death

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