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Capitol Address:
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Room 510
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 557-7406

Legislative Assistant:
Linda Richardson
(405) 557-7406

District Address:
P. O. Box 48514
Tulsa, OK 74148

Email:
jabarshumate@okhouse.gov

Measures Authored 2012

Measures Authored 2011

News Stories: 2011-12
Representative Shumate, Jabar
District 73 - Democrat

Committees
Common Education, Vice Chair
House Ethics, Vice Chair
A&B Education
Insurance
Redistricting North/Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee

District Information
View District Map 2002 - 2010 Elections

County(s) Represented in District
Osage, Tulsa

Term Limited
Year: 2016

Biographical Information
PERSONAL:
Jabar Shumate was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 26, 1976. His parents are Joseph and Cleatta Johnson of Tulsa; and Mr. Glenn E. Shumate of Atlanta, GA. Jabar is a member of Metropolitan Baptist Church.

EDUCATION:
M.H.R., Human Resource Development, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
B.A., Public Affairs and Administration, University of Oklahoma

PROFESSION:
Public Relations Consultant
former Press Secretary of the University of Oklahoma

ORGANIZATIONS:
Mentor, Hawthorne Elementary School
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Board of Directors
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Society Board of Directors
My Kidz Organization Board of Directors
Rudisill North Regional Library African-American Resource Center Advisory Committee
Affirmative Action Review Council for the State of Oklahoma
T.Y.P.R.O.’s- (Young Professionals Organization affiliated with the Tulsa Chamber)
Communications Workers of America (Local #6086)
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.- Tulsa Alumni Chapter

HONORS:
Leadership Oklahoma Class XIX (19)
Oklahoma City Urban League Board Member of the Year (2004)
University of Oklahoma Student President 1997-98
Cortez A.M. Ewing Congressional Fellow 1997 (U.S. Representative J.C. Watts, Jr. - Washington, D.C. Office)

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
House of Representatives, 50th Legislature to present

Address: 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., State Capitol Building, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-2711 | (800) 522-8502 | (800) 522-8506 (Relay Oklahoma)