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Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)
Background
Republican James Inhofe, Oklahoma’s senior senator, was first elected to the House in 1986 and to the Senate in 1994. Inhofe grew up in Tulsa, served in the
Army, and worked in real estate and insurance. He was elected to the Oklahoma House in 1966, at age 31, and to the Oklahoma Senate in 1969. He won the
heavily Republican 1st District House seat in 1986, when Jim Jones ran unsuccessfully for the Senate. Inhofe’s greatest achievement in the House was
reforming the arcane discharge petition rule in 1993. One of the first bills to benefit from the new rules was an aviation liability reform bill, co-sponsored by flying
buff Inhofe. Inhofe jumped into the 1994 Senate race after David Boren, a conservative Democrat, announced he was retiring with two years left in his Senate
term. Inhofe has a solidly conservative voting record and is blunt, even acerbic, at times. At the beginning of 2017, Inhofe was forced by the rules of the Senate
GOP caucus to give up the chairmanship of the Environment and Public Works Committee after three terms. But, if anything, Inhofe’s influence seems to have
increased under the Trump administration. As former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt took up new duties as head of the Environmental Protection
Agency, at least a half-dozen top Inhofe aides left Capitol Hill to work at EPA headquarters or the White House.
Official Contact Info State Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Russell State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/8/1994 • Armed Services (Chair)
• Environment and Public Works
Room Number: 205 Status: Senior Senator Party: Republican • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Phone Number: (202) 224-4721 Serving with: James Lankford (R) Birth date: 11/17/1934 • Intelligence
Facebook: @jiminhofe Cook PVI: R+20 Education: U. of Tulsa, B.A. 1973
Instagram: @inhofepress Election Results Family: Spouse: Kay Kirkpatrick, 4 children (1
deceased); 16 grandchildren
Twitter: @InhofePress 2014 General
James Inhofe (R) 68%
Matt Silverstein (D) 29%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
Background
Just a few years ago, Republican James Lankford was a little-known church youth camp director without any political experience. Since then, he has won a seat
in the House, a leadership position in his party, and the Senate seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Tom Coburn in 2014. In the House, Lankford was given a seat on
the Oversight and Government Reform panel and won committee passage of several bills, including a measure setting new standards to promote transparency in
the awarding of federal grants. Politico named him, along with California Democrat Karen Bass, as the freshman "most likely to succeed." When Georgia's Tom
Price decided against running again for the Policy Committee chairmanship, Lankford quietly lined up support from colleagues and was elected without
opposition. When Coburn announced he would resign at the end of the 113th Congress, Lankford jumped into the race. Despite his earlier backing from Tea
Party interests, Lankford rankled some in the movement by joining the GOP leadership and voting in favor of raising the federal debt ceiling. Several of the Tea
Party's most visible figures coalesced around Republican T.W. Shannon, an African-American who also is a member of the Chickasaw tribe. Lankford, however,
drew on his long-standing support from the state's Baptist community and won 57 percent of the primary vote to Shannon's 34 percent. In solidly conservative
Oklahoma, that assured his eventual election.
Official Contact Info State Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Hart State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/4/2014 • Appropriations
• Finance
Room Number: 316 Status: Junior Senator Party: Republican • Homeland Security and Governmental
Phone Number: (202) 224-5754 Serving with: James Inhofe (R) Birth date: 3/4/1968 Affairs
• Indian Affairs
Facebook: @lankford.for.america Cook PVI: R+20 Education: University of Texas, B.S., 1990;
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Instagram: @senatorlankford Election Results
M.Div., 1994
Twitter: @senatorlankford 2016 General
Family: Spouse: Cindy, 2 children
James Lankford (R) 68%
Mike Workman (D) 25%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK-1)
Background
Hern graduated from high school in Dover, Arkansas before pursuing his bachelor’s at Arkansas Tech University, from which he graduated in 1986. He earned
an MBA and studied for a PhD in astronautical engineering before serving in the military. In his early career, he held a variety of jobs, including in the aerospace
industry, computer programming, real estate and hog farming. In 1999, Hern bought two McDonald’s in Muskogee; by 2012, he had become owner of KTAK
Corporation, heading an operation overseeing 10 restaurants and more than 400 employees. Hern announced his bid to replace Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who was
nominated by President Trump to be NASA director. In a heated Republican primary, Hern beat out Andy Coleman who had been backed by the Club For
Growth. He has stated strong opposition to abortion and gay marriage, and campaigned on tighter immigration and opposition to Obamacare.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Longworth State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/6/2018 • Budget
• Natural Resources
Room Number: 1019 District: 1st Party: Republican • Small Business
Phone Number: (202) 225-2211 Tulsa Birth date: 12/4/1961
Facebook: TBD Cook PVI: R+17 Education: MBA, Finance/Business, University
of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1997-1999; BS,
Instagram: TBD Election Results
Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Arkansas
Twitter: TBD 2018 General Tech University, 1982-1986
Kevin Hern (R) 59% Family: Spouse: Tammy; 3 Children
Tim Gilpin (D) 41%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-2)
Background
Republican Markwayne Mullin successfully ran for the House of Representatives in 2012. Mullin was born in Tulsa and grew up in Westville, a small town on the
Arkansas line, as the youngest of seven children. His father ran a small plumbing business, which Mullin took over at age 19 after briefly attending Missouri
Valley College. He also hosted a local talk show advising callers on home repair. Mullin, a Cherokee, operates the Oklahoma Fight Club in Broken Arrow, a
training center for jujitsu and mixed martial arts. He earned an associate’s degree in business in 2010 from the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
in Okmulgee. During the House campaign, some of Mullin’s business practices came under fire. Based on a tip from an employee, federal agents raided Mullin
Plumbing and discovered a stocked gun safe belonging to another employee, Tim Saylor, a convicted felon, who ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of
possession of a firearm. Mullin admitted he had not performed a background check on Saylor, who had worked for a company that Mullin bought, and that he had
shot guns with him. Mullin also faced questions about whether he had illegally purchased a gun for Saylor, which he denied. In addition, Democrats alleged that
Mullin omitted his association with the jujitsu center from a personal financial disclosure in 2012.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/6/2012 • Energy and Commerce
Room Number: 2421 District: 2nd Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-2701 East: Muskogee Birth date: 7/26/1977
Facebook: @RepMullin Cook PVI: R+24 Education: AAS, Oklahoma State University
Institute of Technology, 2010; Attended,
Instagram: @markwaynemullin Election Results
Missouri Valley College, 1996
Twitter: @RepMullin 2018 General
Family: Spouse: Christie, 5 children (twins)
Markwayne Mullin (R) 65%
Jason Nichols (D) 30%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK-3)
Background
Republican Frank Lucas, a farmer, won his seat in a 1994 special election. As chairman of the Agriculture Committee until 2015, he sought to unite deal-oriented
lawmakers from farm states and budget-conscious conservatives. Lucas’ family roots in western Oklahoma extend more than 100 years; he owns a 480-acre
farm and cattle ranch in Roger Mills County. He studied agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University. He was elected to the Oklahoma House in 1988 at
age 28 after losing two races. Since then, he has been reelected by wide margins. Lucas’ voting record is mostly conservative, but less so on cultural issues. He
also increasingly has broken from conservative orthodoxy on economic matters. His main focus is the pragmatic work of the Agriculture Committee, where he
became the ranking Republican in the 111th Congress (2009-10) and rose to chairman in 2011 when Republicans took majority control of the House. He found
himself leading a committee full of freshmen and new members who did not share his bipartisan leanings. Also with an eye on his district, Lucas helped to write
the final provisions in the 2005 energy bill governing rural grants and biodiesel tax credits. He remains a proponent of government support for alternative fuels,
particularly switchgrass. On the Financial Services Committee, Lucas has been a reliable supporter of the banking and insurance industries.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/8/1994 • Financial Services
• Science, Space, and Technology
Room Number: 2405 District: 3rd Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-5565 West: Panhandle Birth date: 1/6/1960
Facebook: @RepFrankLucas Cook PVI: R+27 Education: BS, Agricultural Economics,
Oklahoma State University, 1982
Instagram: Election Results
Family: Spouse: Lynda L. Bradshaw, 3
Twitter: @RepFrankLucas 2018 General
children ; 2 grandchildren
Frank Lucas (R) 74%
Frankie Robbins (D) 26%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4)
Background
Tom Cole, first elected in 2002, is a politically savvy Republican. He is a fifth-generation Oklahoman, and his mother was a state representative and senator.
He’s also a member of the Chickasaw Nation tribe; more than half of the nation’s Chickasaw Indians live in the district. With the retirement of Republican Sen.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado in 2004, Cole became the only American Indian in Congress until 2013, when his Oklahoma GOP colleague Markwayne
Mullin joined him in the House. From 1985 to 1989, he was the Oklahoma Republican Party chairman. In 1988, he was elected to the state Senate. He moved to
Washington in 1991 to become executive director of the NRCC, and over the next few years, held jobs as the chief of staff for the Republican National
Committee in the 2000 election, the appointed Oklahoma secretary of state, and the president of a polling and political consulting firm. Cole won the 2001
election for the House of Representatives and has been easily reelected ever since. In the House, Cole has a mostly conservative voting record. He is known as
an able conciliator trusted by mainstream Republicans and conservative enough to maintain credibility with the Tea Party. Cole began his House career on the
Armed Services Committee before leaving the panel in 2005 to serve on Rules. He has been actively involved in issues related to American Indians.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Rayburn State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/5/2002 • Appropriations
• Rules
Room Number: 2207 District: 4th Party: Republican
Phone Number: (202) 225-6165 Southern Oklahoma, Norman Birth date: 4/28/1949
Facebook: @TomColeOK04 Cook PVI: R+20 Education: PhD, 19th Century British History,
University of Oklahoma, 1984; MA, British
Instagram: @TomColeOK04 Election Results
History, Yale University, 1974; BA, History,
Twitter: @tomcoleok04 2018 General Grinnell College, 1971
Tom Cole (R) 63% Family: Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Decker, 1
child
Mary Brannon (D) 33%
Slide updated: April 10, 2019Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK-5)
Background
Horn is a fifth-generation Oklahoman and longterm democratic activist. Her professional background is varied and includes time as a congressional press
secretary, Yoga studio manager, and strategic communications consultant. After receiving her law degree from Southern Methodist University, she practiced law
for a few years before turning full time toward politics. She served one year as former second district Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK)'s press secretary, before working
in communications for multiple Oklahoma-based aerospace firms. For three years she then managed a yoga studio in Boulder, Colorado but returned to
Oklahoma politics as the campaign manager of former Rep. Joe Dorman (D-OK)'s unsuccessful 2014 bid for governor. More recently she has served as the
executive director of Sally's List, an Oklahoma non-profit that recruits women to run for public office, while working for a strategic communications firm.
Official Contact Info District Profile Biography Committees
Capitol Hill Office Building: Cannon State: Oklahoma First Elected: 11/6/2018 • Armed Services
• Science, Space, and Technology
Room Number: 415 District: 5th Party: Democrat
Phone Number: (202) 225-2132 Oklahoma City Birth date: 5/25/1963
Facebook: TBD Cook PVI: R+10 Education: JD, Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law, 1998-2001; BA,
Instagram: TBD Election Results
Political Science, University of Tulsa, 1995-
Twitter: TBD 2018 General 1998
Kendra Horn (D) 51% Family: Unknown
Steve Russell (R) 49%
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