T.W. Shannon
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| Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
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In office January 8, 2013 – February 10, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Kris Steele |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Hickman |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 62nd district |
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Assumed office January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Abe Deutschendorf |
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February 24, 1978 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Devon Murray |
| Alma mater |
Cameron University (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Tahrohon Wayne "T.W." Shannon (born February 24, 1978) is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Shannon was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives from his hometown of Lawton in 2006. In a ceremony on January 8, 2013, Shannon took the oath of office to be Oklahoma’s first African-American Speaker of the House. Shannon stepped down as the Speaker of the House to run for the Republican nomination in the special senate election to succeed U.S. Senator Tom Coburn.
Despite Tea Party support and endorsements that included U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and former Governor Sarah Palin, Shannon lost the Republican nomination for the Senate to U.S. Representative James Lankford by almost 20 points.
Born in Oklahoma on February 24, 1978, Shannon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Cameron University and holds a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University Law School. He worked as a field representative for former Congressman J. C. Watts a decade ago and served in the same position for Congressman Tom Cole the following two years. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, he worked as the chief administrative officer for Chickasaw Nation Enterprises.
Shannon attends Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lawton. He met his wife, Devon (Murray), at Cameron University and married her in 2001. They have two children, a daughter and son. Today, he operates a home-based public relations business.
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