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Jabar Shumate

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Oklahoma State Senate District 11

Years in office: 2012 - 2015

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Oklahoma House of Representatives

Years in office: 2004 - 2012

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oklahoma

Graduate

University of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Personal

Profession

Public Relations Consultant

Jabar Shumate (b. January 26, 1976) is a formerDemocratic member of theOklahoma State Senate, representingDistrict 11 from 2012 to January 6, 2015. He resigned to take a job in the private sector.^[1]

He served in theOklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 73 from 2004 to 2012. He served asAssistant Minority Floor Leader.

Biography

Shumate earned his B.A. in Public Affairs/Administration from the University of Oklahoma. His professional experience includes working as a public relations consultant and as press secretary for the University of Oklahoma.^[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shumate served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shumate served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Shumate served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also:Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012

Shumate ran in the2012 election forOklahoma Senate District 11. Shumate defeatedJoe Williams in the Democratic primary on June 26. He defeatedDave Bell andCurtis J. Mullins in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Oklahoma State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jabar ShumateIncumbent	76%	15,213
	Republican	Dave Bell	17%	3,412
	Independent	Curtis J. Mullins	7%	1,404
Total Votes				20,029

Oklahoma State Senate District 11 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jabar Shumate	58.1%	2,165
Joe Williams	41.9%	1,561
Total Votes		3,726

2010

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010

Shumate won re-election to theOklahoma House of Representatives. He defeated Kevin Matthews in the Democratic primary, by a margin of 1,762-1,660. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.^{[8][9][10][11]} Vote totals were not reported for unopposed candidates.

2008

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Shumate won re-election to theOklahoma House of Representatives. Because he ran unopposed, the number of votes was not published.^[12] $73,500 was raised for this campaign.^[13]

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the 54thOklahoma State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 3 to May 23.

• Oklahoma Sierra Club: 2014 Environmental Report Card

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• Research Institute for Economic Development: 2014 Reid Report

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• The Oklahoma Constitution: 2014 Oklahoma Conservative Index (Senate)
• The Oklahoma Constitution: 2014 Oklahoma Conservative Index (House)

Legislators were scored based on their voting record on ten bills.

2013

2012

2011

Personal

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Shumate and his wife, Jillian, live in Tulsa, OK.^[2]

Recent news

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See also

• Oklahoma State Senate
• Senate Committees
• Oklahoma State Legislature
• Oklahoma state legislative districts

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from Open States
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions:2008,2006,2004

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