Oklahoma’s T.W. Shannon: A fresh black conservative voice

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In January 2013, T.W. Shannon established two milestones.

He became the first black speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. And, at the age of 34, he became Oklahoma’s youngest House speaker in history.

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