Jena Nelson
Democratic · OK
Jena Nelson is an Oklahoma public school educator who was named the state's 2020 Teacher of the Year.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Lost the 2022 general election for Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction to Republican Ryan Walters, taking 42.7 percent of the vote to his 57.3 percent, after more than a decade teaching and being named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year in 2020.
November 8, 2022
Source: kjrh.com
Was named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year for 2020 while teaching eighth-grade English at Deer Creek Middle School, after sixteen years in public-school classrooms in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
September 17, 2019
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Past race Jena Nelson ran in:
- United States Representative · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 5, Oklahoma