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Ralph Shortey Biography

Ralph Shortey is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 16, 1982 in Casper, United States. Ralph Allan Lee Shortey, born February 16, 1982, is an American felon, former politician, and businessman. He is a member of the Republican Party and was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010. He defeated several challengers in the primary elections. In 2014, he was re-elected and served his term until 2017. Shortey was a strong advocate for family values during his campaigns. He is also known for his impressive body. He also established a Republican consulting company.

Shortey took a hard-line stance against the abortion and proposed legislation in 2012 to ban the use of aborted foetuses as food. The widely ridiculed bill didn’t receive a hearing in the committee. Shortey replied that he wanted to stop private companies from using human embryonic stem cell research.

In February 2017, Shortey came under public criticism for trying to undo loosened state drug laws which Oklahoma voters approved in November 2016. Arguing that voters had not considered the consequences of their vote, Shortey introduced a bill in the Senate to increase the penalties for drug possession within 1,000 feet (300 m) feet of a church or a school, which Oklahoma voters had voted to classify as a misdemeanor instead of a felony.

The Associated Press reported that as a state senator, Shortey “routinely voted with his Republican colleagues on bills targeting gay and transgender people,” including a measure passed in 2017 to allow business owners to discriminate against LGBT people. Shortey was also known for his firm opposition to illegal immigration and gun control. He maintained that state legislators had a constitutional right to carry guns in the Oklahoma State Capitol. Duane Chapman (“Dog the Bounty Hunter”) and his wife Beth were supporters of legislation introduced by Shortey to regulate the bounty-hunting industry.

Shortey was elected first to the Senate in 2010. During his campaigns, he was a strong advocate for family values. Senate District 44 was an unfilled seat. Incumbent Senator Debbe Leavewich was involved in a misconduct investigation and decided not to run for reelection. Shortey finished in second place among a field of four candidates in the Republican primary held in July 2010. He received just 38%. Shortey defeated James Davenport in the Republican primary runoff. Shortey was a co-owner of a martial arts studio and former chief of staff to a county commission. Shortey received 58% to Davenport’s 42%. Shortey defeated Randy Rose, a former Oklahoma City firefighter, in the November general election. Rose received 43%, while Shortey got 57%.

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After the reports emerged, but before charges were filed, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously voted to strip Shortey of a variety of privileges, including his parking space, office, and positions on committees, although he retained his seat, ability to vote, and salary. A number of Oklahoma officials from both parties called upon Shortey to step down, including Governor Mary Fallin. Shortey resigned from office on March 22, 2017—six days after being charged.

Ralph Shortey Net Worth

Ralph Shortey is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ralph Shortey's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

According to Shortey’s official Senate biography, he was born in Casper (Wyoming) and is a member the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Shortey spent a part of his childhood in South Dakota on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. He then moved to Oklahoma. According to his attorney, Shortey was born in poverty and shot by his brother when he was three years old. He was also abused by his stepfathers as well as his mother’s boyfriends. Shortey graduated Westmoore High School in 2000 and attended Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City.

Shortey was an oil and gas worker. Shortey was first involved in politics in 2002. He participated in several Republican political campaigns. Shortey founded the Precision Strategy Group in 2014, a Republican consulting firm that earned nearly $300,000. It provided consulting, direct mail, and polling services. According to the Associated Press, court records show that Shortey had “previous financial difficulties” dating back to his time in Congress. These included an eviction, debt related lawsuits, and foreclosure proceedings. Shortey co-owned a coffee shop in southern Oklahoma City at least until 2016.

Shortey was reelected in 2014, defeating his Democratic opponent Michael Brooks-Jimenez, an attorney. Shortey received 52% of the vote, compared to Brooks-Jimenez’s 42%. In 2017, following Shortey’s resignation, Brooks ran again in the special election to fill the vacancy, and won with 54% of the vote.

On March 16, 2017, Shortey was charged by the Cleveland County District Attorney with three felony counts—soliciting a minor for prostitution, prostitution within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a church, and transporting someone for prostitution—after he was caught with a 17-year-old boy in a motel room in Moore, Oklahoma. Police reported a “strong odor of raw marijuana” emanating from the room. According to an affidavit, the duo told police they had brought marijuana with them, which Shortey said they were smoking when police arrived. Video from the arrest released by Moore police show Shortey in the motel room wearing a T-shirt that reads, “now go make me a sandwich.” Above a cartoon drawing of a sandwich, it cites Ephesians 5:22 , a Bible verse that calls on women to obey their husbands. Police said that they discovered sexually explicit text messages between the duo in which Shortey called the teen “baby boy” and offered him cash in exchange for sexual acts. Shortey turned himself in the same day and was released on a $100,000 bond. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service in Oklahoma City both confirmed that they had joined the investigation into Shortey, and the FBI conducted a search of his home. The age of consent in Oklahoma is 16, but, under state law, engaging in prostitution with anyone under 18 is illegal.

Shortey resigned in March 2017 after being charged with three felonies relating to soliciting prostitution from a male minor. In September 2017, a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City charged Shortey on four counts, one of which he pleaded guilty to in November 2017, with an agreement that the others would be dropped. Jailed since his plea, Shortey was sentenced in September 2018 to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release.

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On September 5, 2017, a federal grand jury indicted Shortey on four federal sex trafficking and child pornography charges, involving both the March incident and videos that Shortey is accused of distributing from his smartphone in 2012 and 2013. Shortey pleaded not guilty to these charges. After the federal charges were announced, the Cleveland County district attorney dropped the state charges. A federal jury trial had been scheduled for December 2017. On November 19, 2017, Shortey reached an agreement to plead guilty on November 30 to one count of child sex trafficking; the prosecutor agreed to have the child pornography counts removed. Shortey was jailed immediately after pleading guilty on November 30 and faced a sentence of at least 10 years in prison, with Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti to decide in 2018. In early December 2017, police released their video of Shortey’s arrest at a motel where he was found with a 17-year-old male prostitute. In June 2018, prosecutors revealed in a sentencing memorandum that Shortey had sex twice with the victim in the year before they were found together at the hotel. Prosecutors also informed the judge that they would seek full restitution from Shortey for the victim’s losses, including the cost of any care. Shortey’s lawyer said it would not yet be appropriate to comment.

Jailed since his guilty plea, Shortey was sentenced in Oklahoma City federal court on September 17, 2018, to a total of 15 years in prison, and 10 years of supervised release. In sentencing testimony, Shortey apologized to his family, fellow Christians, and his constituents. His attorney, who said the sentence was fair, requested that Shortey serve it at a facility in Texas with a sex offender rehab program; the Bureau of Prisons placed Shortey at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas. In February 2019, U.S. District Judge DeGiusti imposed a restitution fine on Shortey of $125,850, about half of the maximum amount.

Who is Ralph Shortey Dating?

According to our records, Ralph Shortey is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ralph Shortey’s is not dating anyone.

According to his senate biography, Shortey married his “high school sweetheart” Jennifer. They have four daughters. When the couple divorced in 2018 after 16 years, his wife and children changed their last name.

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Ralph Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ralph Shortey celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

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