Shumate To Resign On Tuesday
State Sen. Jabar Shumate to resign
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
State Sen. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa, has resigned effective Jan. 6, according to a statement released through the state Senate media office Wednesday.
Shumate represents Senate District 11, which includes north Tulsa and rural areas of southeast Osage County. Shumate said he will support state Rep. Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, in the special election to replace him.
Matthews announced his candidacy Wednesday.
Speaking by phone, Shumate said he had decided to accept a job offer that would require him to leave the Legislature. Shumate, who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 and the Senate in 2012, is term-limited in 2016.
“At this time, I have to think about my family,” Shumate said.