| Wayne Shaw | |
| State Senate: | Oklahoma |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| District: | 3rd |
| Term Start: | January 2012 |
| Term End: | January 5, 2021 |
| Preceded: | Jim Wilson |
| Succeeded: | Blake Stephens |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Lamar University, Lincoln Christian University, Fuller Seminary |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Grove, Oklahoma |
| Occupation: | educator, pastor |
Wayne Earl Shaw is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He represented the 3rd district in the Oklahoma State Senate from 2012 to 2020.
Shaw earned a bachelor of science degree in Secondary Education from Lamar University. Shaw earned a master's degree in Ministry from Lincoln Christian University.[1] After earning his degree in education, Shaw taught at a public school in Arkansas. According to Fox News, he is a retired football referee. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[1] Shaw is senior pastor of First Christian Church in Grove. Shaw and his wife, Anna have 3 children.[2]
Shaw was a Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing the 3rd district. He was initially elected in November 2011.[3] He served in the 54th Oklahoma Legislature, 55th Oklahoma Legislature, 56th Oklahoma Legislature, and 57th Oklahoma Legislature.
Shaw sponsored a bill in the state senate (SB 1016) to require that all public schools and buildings in the state should display a framed image or poster containing the national motto "In God We Trust," along with a representation of both the U.S. and Oklahoma flags. The bill specified that the required signage would be funded by donations or funds from voluntary contributions to local schools.[4] Shaw lost the 2020 Republican primary to Blake Stephens.[5]