Justin Wood (politician) explained

Office:Principal Chief of Sac and Fox Nation
Term Start:2019
Term End:2022
Deputy:Don Abney
Predecessor:Kay Rhoads
Successor:Don Abney
Office1:Chairman of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma Kansas and Texas
Term Start1:2019
Term End1:2021
State House2:Oklahoma
District2:26th
Term Start2:2012
Term End2:2016
Predecessor2:Kris Steele
Successor2:Dell Kerbs
Birth Date:23 December 1989
Birth Place:Shawnee, Oklahoma
Party:Republican
Nationality:American
Sac and Fox
Alma Mater:University of Central Oklahoma

Justin Freeland Wood (born December 23, 1989) is an American politician who most recently served as the Principal Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma.[1] A member of the Republican Party, Wood previously represented the 26th District in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016, when he did not seek reelection.[2] [3]

Personal life

Wood was born on December 23, 1989 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 2008.

Wood and his wife Olivia have four children and two attend North Rock Creek Public School. He lives in Shawnee and attends Heritage Church.[4]

Career

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Wood was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2012. During his time in office he served as the Vice Chairman of the Higher Education and Career Technology Committee from 2012 to 2016, and as Assistant Majority Whip from 2014 to 2016.

Lobbying and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma

Woods did not seek reelection in 2016. After leaving office he served as the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Area Director for Tulsa. During the 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Wood was a member of Ted Cruz’s Oklahoma leadership team.[5]

In 2017 Wood left Big Brothers Big Sisters to serve as the State Director of Governmental Relations for the American Cancer Society.[6]

Sac and Fox Nation

In 2019, Wood was elected Principal Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation where he served until his resignation in 2022. During his administration he was elected as Chairman of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.[7]

Electoral History

2012 Oklahoma House of Representatives

See also: Oklahoma state elections, 2012.

2014 Oklahoma House of Representatives

See also: Oklahoma state elections, 2014.

Notes and References

  1. News: Brown . Mike . August 2019 . Capacity Crowd Attends Installation of Principal Chief Justin F. Woods . live . Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkî . Page 1 . June 28, 2024 . April 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406002052/https://www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/08-August-2019-web.pdf .
  2. Web site: Oklahoma Election Results - November 6, 2012 . dead . results.okelections.us . June 28, 2024 . June 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629030516/https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20121106 .
  3. News: Denwalt . Dale . August 20, 2017 . Lawmaker to lobbyist . June 28, 2024 . . 2A . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Wood announces candidacy for Principal Chief . Shawnee News-Star.
  5. Web site: August 15, 2015 . Cruz Campaign Press Release - Cruz for President Announces Oklahoma Leadership Team .
  6. News: September 23, 2017 . Justin Wood with the American Cancer Society talks about the impending cigarette tax in Oklahoma . News 6.
  7. News: September 13, 2019 . Principal Chief Justin F. Wood Elected as Chairman of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas .