Justin Freeland Wood
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Oklahoma Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's picks for top state jobs. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Communications director, Tecumseh Public Schools
- Lives in
- Shawnee
Background
- Graduated from Shawnee High School in 2008; attended the University of Central Oklahoma. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Elected to the Oklahoma House at age 21; represented House District 26 from 2012 to 2016 and served as vice chairman of a House higher education and career tech committee. source: nondoc.com
- Principal Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation from 2019 to 2022. source: nondoc.com
- Previously worked for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma and as state director of governmental relations for the American Cancer Society. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Received 45.3% in the June 16, 2026 Republican primary for the open SD 17 seat and advanced to the Aug. 25 runoff against Abby Thompson. source: nondoc.com
In their own words
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- Reform the Department of Human Services, possibly splitting it into multiple agencies for better oversight source: nondoc.com
- Improve higher education outcomes so graduates can find jobs source: nondoc.com
- Support teacher pay raises source: nondoc.com
- Bring legislators together within the Republican caucus source: nondoc.com
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