Jo Anna Dossett is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the

Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.Owasso, Oklahoma Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa Counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and the largest northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 38,732 persons as of the 2021 census estimate, compared to 28,915 at the 2010 census, a gain of 32.24 percen ...

. Both of her parents were teachers. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from

William Jewell College William Jewell College is a private liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and endowed with $10,000 by William Jewell. It was associated with the Missouri Baptist Conventi ...

and a Master of Arts from

Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (officially Oklahoma State University; informally Oklahoma State, OK State, OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act. Originall ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, Dossett worked as a teacher for English-learners at Owasso Public Schools. She was elected to the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dossett, Jo Anna Living people People from Owasso, Oklahoma William Jewell College alumni Oklahoma State University alumni Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators Women state legislators in Oklahoma 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people)