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T. W. Shannon

Republican · OK

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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)

Campaign Finance Information — Lieutenant Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$651,016

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • CEO$52,350
  • EXECUTIVE$32,750
  • OWNER$29,100
  • RETIRED$24,850
  • ATTORNEY$24,500
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$10,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$546,000
  • $500-$999$54,325
  • $250-$499$25,098
  • $100-$249$12,258

Source: Oklahoma Guardian · 2026 cycle · guardian.ok.gov

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 · researched July 10, 2026

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 · researched July 10, 2026

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 · researched July 10, 2026

Race T. W. Shannon is in:

Profile last researched August 7, 2026.