Shane Jett

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 States 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.

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

• 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)
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Others

• Gideons International
• 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