Background
Jett, Shane was born on December 5, 1974 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States.
Jett, Shane was born on December 5, 1974 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States.
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jett graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with his Bachelor of Business Administration 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.
2005-2010
Chairman of the Joint Committee on International Trade
Company-Chairman of the Joint Committee on International Development
2005-2006
Appropriation & Budget Subcommittee on General Government & Transportation, Vice Chair
Energy & Utility Regulation Committee
Transportation Committee
Tourism & Recreation Committee
2007-2008
Rules Committee, Chair
Appropriations & Budget Committee
Telecommunications & Utility Regulation
GCCA
International, Federal & Tribal Relations
2009-2010
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 Company-Chair
National Caucus of Native American State Legislators, Founding Member
Governor's International Team
Council of State Governments (Consumer Service Guide)
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Others
Gideons International
McLoud, Shawnee, and Tecumseh Chambers of Commerce
National Association for Foreign Student Advisers: Association of International Educators - National Association for Foreign Student Advisers: Association of International Educators
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL
Rotary International, Shawnee, Oklahoma
American Council of Young Political Leaders.
Married Ana Carolina Gomes. 1 child Raquel.