Shannon Takes Oklahoma Successes on a National Stage
Oklahoma House speaker to address conservatives’ convention
BY RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Saturday, March 02, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker T.W. Shannon, R-Lawton, will be a speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center outside Washington, D.C.
CPAC, as the annual convention is called, is the best-known and perhaps largest annual gathering of leading conservative groups and individuals.
First held in 1974, it is organized by the American Conservative Union and has been an important forum for conservatives such as Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
Shannon will be one of nine “young conservatives” featured this year. Others include U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., and Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford.