Joey Magaña

Joseph “Joey” Magana was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from Trinity Christian High School and then enrolled at East Texas Baptist University. Joey later transferred to Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

After graduating from OBU, Joey served two years as a Journeyman in China with the International Mission Board where he taught conversational English at Sun Yat-Sen University. After his service in China, he returned to Oklahoma to work in two sessions of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives for Rep. Tom Newell as Legislative Assistant. Joey also briefly worked for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, an SPN affiliate, as External Relations Director. He then gained legislative experience at the federal level when he worked in the Congressional offices of Congressmen James Lankford (now US senator) and Steve Russell as Field Representative and Constituent Services Director.

After his legislative work, Joey joined Americans for Prosperity where he served as the Deputy State Director in Oklahoma and most recently Manager of Outreach in Government Affairs before joining EdChoice.