About Shoney Qualls
Shoney Qualls was born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, while his father served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. His parents, both born and raised in Oklahoma, returned the family to Durant in 1969. Raised in Durant, Shoney graduated from Durant High School as Senior Class President and began college courses at Southeastern Oklahoma State University while still in high school. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1990 through scholarships and work, while participating in Naval ROTC, upon which he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
From 1990–1996 he served as a Marine artillery officer, deploying with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to Africa, the Middle East, Israel, and Bosnia. He earned the Navy Achievement Medal and, after promotion to Captain, served as a Gunnery Instructor at Fort Sill, receiving the Army Commendation Medal.
After active duty, he built a 26-year career in the pharmaceutical and medical-device industry with Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division, Intuitive Surgical (where his team pioneered robotic-assisted surgery in Oklahoma), and several medical start-ups, helping thousands of patients through advanced treatments for epilepsy, cancer, and other conditions.
In 2022, following his father’s passing, he stepped away to run the family’s 52-year-old HVAC and electrical contracting business, Central Electric, Inc., in Durant, preserving jobs for all employees until successfully selling the company in 2024.
He and his wife Kimberly (Massey) Qualls have been married 34 years (wed May 25, 1991, at Oakcrest Church of Christ, Oklahoma City) and have resided for the last several years in House District 27. They have two children and one granddaughter. The family is active at Lakeview Church of Christ in Bethel Acres, where they lead weekly community meals for neighbors in need and organize coat and food drives.
A longtime conservative activist, he co-founded Oklahoma’s first statewide Republican Men’s Club convention in the early 2000s alongside Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan to unite grassroots conservative leaders.
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Election Information
Register to vote by May 22nd, 2026
Request an absentee ballot by June 1st, 2026
Early Voting
Thursday, June 11th from 8AM - 6PM
Friday, June 12th from 8AM - 6PM
Saturday, June 13th from 8AM - 2PM
Election Day
Tuesday, June 16th from 7AM - 7PM
House District 27 includes: Bethel Acres, Brooksville, Earlsboro, Etowah, Macomb, Moore, Noble, Norman, Oklahoma City, Pink, Shawnee, Slaughterville, Tecumseh
