Ronald G. Sheppard

Infobox State Representative
name=Ronald G. Sheppard


office=Oklahoma State Representative
term_start=1979
term_end=1980
constituency=28th House District
preceded=Haney, Enoch Kelly
succeeded=Johnston, Jeff
party=Republican Party
date of birth= birth date and age |1939|8|17
place of birth=Wetumka, OK
date of death=
place of death=
alma_mater=East Central University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University
occupation=Educator, Construction, Retail
spouse=Wanda Lee (Died in 2000)
Lequita
children=Nova Dawn Bivens, Michelle Simmons
grandchildren=Lindsey Dawn Bivens, Robert Grant Bivens, Jessie Simmons, and Jamaie Simmons
residence=Seminole, Oklahoma
religion=Southern Baptist
website= [http://www.ronforhouse.com RonForHouse.com]

Basic Information

Ronald G. Sheppard was a member of the 37th Legislature in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 28 (consisting of mostly Seminole County). He is running in the 2008 House District 28 race against Incumbent Ryan Kiesel [ [http://ronforhouse.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=7] ] .

Family

Ronald G. Sheppard was born in 1939 to Lula and Geary Sheppard in Wetumka, Oklahoma. After completing high school at Wetumka, Ron attended East Central in Ada, Oklahoma. It was there that he met and married Wanda Lee Woody of Seminole, Oklahoma.

Ron and Wanda Lee had two children, Nova Dawn Bivens of Shreveport, Louisiana and Michelle Simmons of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their four grandchildren are Lindsey Granados, Grant Bivens, Jessie Simmons, and Jamaie Simmons, and their only great-grandchild (so far) is Jordon Simmons.

Ron retired from teaching in 1995 to be Wanda Lee's primary care giver after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Wanda Lee died in 2000.

Ron married Lequita Martin of Seminole. Lequita's children are Kim Walls of Norfolk, Virginia and Kara Shook of Cyprus. Her grandchildren are Kord, Karsyn, Katy, and Kooper. [http://www.ronforhouse.com]

External links

* [http://www.ronforhouse.com RonForHouse.com] Official campaign website
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=106566 Project Vote Smart - Ronald G. Sheppard - Biography] Profile
* [http://www.okinsider.com/ivote02.oki?cnd=0DV0RBAHL&type=4 Oklahoma Insider] Candidate Profiles
* [http://www.electok.com/profile/ronald-g-sheppard Elect OK] Oklahoma Voter Guide

ources

*http://www.ronforhouse.com
*http://www.okhouse.gov