T. W. Shannon
American politician (born 1978)
T. W. Shannon
Tahrohon Wayne Shannon (born February 24, 1978) is an American and Chickasaw politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 2007 to 2015, as the first African-American to serve as the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2013 to 2014, and in the administration of President Donald Trump from 2025 to 2026. Shannon stepped down as the speaker to run for the Republican nomination in the 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma to succeed Tom Coburn. Despite Tea Party support and endorsements from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Shannon lost the Republican nomination for the Senate to James Lankford. In March 2022, Shannon announced that he was running in the 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma to succeed the retiring Republican Jim Inhofe. He was defeated by Markwayne Mullin in the Republican primary. In 2025, Shannon was appointed to be a Senior Advisor on Rural...
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