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Travis Jett: National FFA President 2005–06

Oklahoma · No. 79 of 100 · National FFA President 2005–06

By FFApresident.com Editorial

At a Glance

Travis Jett’s FFA career reached the top of the organization at 20, and nearly two decades later he was named to the highest court in his state.

A Ranch, Cattle and the Laverne Chapter

National FFA says Jett grew up on a ranch in Oklahoma and is an alumnus of the Laverne FFA chapter. He began showing cattle before the eighth grade, and FFA was the natural next step. He soon took part in public speaking, land judging and leadership development, encouraged by his first agriculture instructor. In a 2026 National FFA feature he says living to serve should be at the heart of everything FFA members do and urges members to try new things and meet new people, even beyond traditional agricultural pursuits.

Election at the 78th Convention

Jett was elected National FFA President on October 29, 2005, at the 78th National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, after serving as Oklahoma state FFA president. An Associated Press report said he was 20 and a student at Oklahoma State University, that his term would begin December 1, and that he was the seventh Oklahoman elected national president, the most of any state, and the sixteenth elected to national office. Oklahoma State’s news service said he was one of six elected from a field of 37 candidates and that he had to finish his coursework by Thanksgiving to begin his duties. He noted that his experience interviewing for student organizations at OSU helped because interviews were a large part of the national selection process.

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau, in a radio piece, reported that he expected to spend about 300 nights in motel rooms during the year. The AP report listed business and industry tours, a trip to Japan and attendance at state conventions nationwide among the duties.

Law School and Legal Career

Jett graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 2011, according to the Oklahoma Bar Journal and the Oklahoma Voice news service. Official announcements describe a varied legal career in appellate and civil litigation, including service as general counsel for the State Board of Education and representation of a former governor and clients before state agencies. In 2023 he became president of the Woodward County Bar Association.

Oklahoma Supreme Court

On April 14, 2025, Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Jett to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, filling the vacancy left by Justice Yvonne Kauger, who had retired on December 1, 2024. His appointment was Stitt’s fourth to the nine-member court. The governor’s announcement noted that Jett had been elected National FFA President in 2005 for the 490,000-member organization. He was sworn in on June 23, 2025, at the state Capitol by Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe, the Oklahoma Bar Journal reported.

This page does not cover his family or residence.

Why His Story Matters

Jett’s story is among the clearest examples on the list of how the public-speaking, interviewing and leadership skills developed in FFA can translate to another profession entirely. He also belongs to a strong Oklahoma tradition: at the time of his 2005 election, the Associated Press reported that Oklahoma had produced more national presidents than any other state.

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