T. W. Shannon
Republican · OK
T. W. Shannon served in the Oklahoma House from 2007 to 2015 and was its speaker from 2013 to 2015, the first African American and Chickasaw to hold the post. In 2025 he briefly served as a senior adviser on rural prosperity at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Where T. W. Shannon stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
As Speaker of the Oklahoma House, T. W. Shannon was the House author of Senate Bill 1062, the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, which replaced Oklahoma's court-based workers' compensation system with an administrative one to lower employer premiums; it passed the House 74-24 and was signed into law in 2013.
May 6, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: oksenate.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
T. W. Shannon was elected Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, taking the oath on January 8, 2013, becoming the youngest person and the first African-American and first Chickasaw to hold the post.
January 8, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Track record — General
General · 1 record
T. W. Shannon was elected Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, taking the oath on January 8, 2013, becoming the youngest person and the first African-American and first Chickasaw to hold the post.
January 8, 2013
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Past race T. W. Shannon ran in:
- Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026 · Oklahoma