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T. W. Shannon

Republican · OK

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T. W. Shannon is the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2026, winning the June primary with about 54% of the vote. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and was Speaker of the House from 2013 to 2015, the first African-American and Chickasaw to hold that post. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2022, and in 2025 briefly served as a senior advisor on rural prosperity at the U.S. Department of Agriculture before resigning to campaign.

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
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  • 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

Government Efficiency

· 1 record

  • 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, 2013For

    Source: oksenate.gov · researched July 10, 2026

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

Elections

Profile last researched July 10, 2026.