[1] He was a biology teacher and basketball, baseball, golf, and track coach at Owasso High School and participated in the 2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike.

[2] Vancuren was elected to the 74th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2018.

[3][4] In 2024, he voted in favor of a bill that would require adults to show and ID before accessing porn sites.

[5] In December 2024 Vancuren announced he would resign from the legislature to serve as Lonnie Sims' deputy county commissioner.

His wife, Sheila Vancuren, was the first candidate to announce for the special election to succeed him.