U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, a Oklahoma Republican who has served in Congress since 1987, will not complete the remainder of his Senate term and will instead retire next January, two sources confirmed to Fox News. [128] On the same day, Inhofe said he would lead a three-man "truth squad" consisting of himself and fellow senators Roger Wicker and John Barrasso to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The special election will be held this year with a primary on June 28, primary run-off on Aug. 23, and a general election on Nov. 8. However, the plan was thrown off when Boren won the Democratic nomination. Oklahoma Election Results: Markwayne Mullin wins race for US Senate, claiming Inhofe's open seat, YEAH, YOU CAN TELL THAT ITS A PRETTY QUIET ROOM HERE. Inhofe voted against multiple coronavirus aid packages meant to help Americans at the height of the pandemic . Rep. Markwayne Mullin, a 10-year veteran of Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, easily won the race on Tuesday to succeed Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. He's the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. He went on to attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High and Tulsa Central High School, where he was a member of his high school's track team. [170], Overall, in 2002, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) rated Inhofe at 20%, indicating that he has an anti-racial civil rights record. [79] Although he believed that the individuals responsible for mistreating prisoners should be punished, he said that the prisoners "are not there for traffic violations they're murderers, they're terrorists, they're insurgents". [100] He has said that, because "God's still up there", the "arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous",[101][102][103] but also that he appreciates that this argument is unpersuasive, and that he has "never pointed to Scriptures in a debate, because I know this would discredit me. He signed a poster for them,[96] and thanked them for quoting him correctly. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. For example: "Exxon's beneficiaries in Congress include the Oklahoma senator Jim Inhofe, who called global warming a hoax, and who has received $20,500 since 2007, according to the Dirty Energy Money database maintained by Oil Change International. The seat will be up for re-election in . SEN. JAMES INHOFE: BIDEN'S CLIMATE FIATS AREN'T ABOUT CLIMATETHEY'RE ABOUT CONTROL. [182] He has made multiple foreign trips, especially to Africa, on missions that he described as "a Jesus thing" and that were paid for by the U.S. government. Legal Statement. [153], Inhofe opposed the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan under President Biden, saying that Biden should maintain "a relatively small troop presence until the conditions outlined in the 2020 U.S.-Taliban Agreement are fully implemented. T.W. His office did not respond to requests for comment. [166], In 1995, Inhofe voted to ban affirmative action hiring with federal funds. The most recent campaign finance report filed by Mullin showed he had spent about $4.5 million since the beginning of the year and had $1.4 million in debts, including the $1 million he loaned his campaign. The special election would be held this year with a primary on June 28, primary run-off on Aug. 23, and a general election on Nov. 8. The two sources told Fox News that Inhofe's chief of staff, Luke Holland, is expected to run for the seat with Inhofe's expected endorsement. He was expected to make his retirement plans public as soon as Friday, the sources said. He was elected to three terms as the Mayor of Tulsa, serving between 1978 and 1984. Inhofe announced his retirement earlier this year and that it would be effective Jan. 3, 2023. Senator from Oklahoma serving between 1994 and 2023. He's a fourth-generation Oklahoman, and his family settled in Bartlesville, where Holland was raised. Inhofes resignation sparked a special election this November, and 13 Republicans are fighting to be the Republican Partys candidate to potentially fill his seat. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. He was an Independent candidate in 2014 for the U.S. House of Representatives, running to represent District 5. Inhofe was an elected official representing the Tulsa area for nearly three decades. The week before, he had successfully lobbied the Trump administration to increase military spending. Oklahomans . . He released "Climate Hypocrite Awards" as activists worldwide advocate urgency on the issue. During this time, Inhofe helped secure the passage of the record $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Two of these, Tom Wigley and Stephen Schneider, later issued statements that Inhofe had misrepresented their work. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Inhofe said following the November 2020 election that his fifth term in office would be his last. [147], In October 2017, Inhofe co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which would have made it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories if protesting actions by the Israeli government. [163] President Bill Clinton eventually appointed him in a recess appointment, making him the United States' first openly gay ambassador in June 1999, and angering Inhofe, who held up seven more Clinton appointees in retaliation. Born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1934, Inhofe moved with his parents to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1942. or anything. Horn claimed Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District for the Democratic Party in 2018 but was unseated by Stephanie Bice in the 2020 election. [3] His father, Perry Inhofe, was educated at Duke University and worked as a lawyer, president of multiple insurance companies, and banker. [11] In 1956, he received a draft letter from the United States Army and served from 1957 to 1958. [60], In 1982 he was reelected with 59% of the vote. Markwayne Mullin defeats Kendra Horn in Oklahoma US Senate race. He included two videos in particular on his site that show a pastor being detained for holding a congregation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and also a video of a pastor as he was harassing workers and women at an abortion clinic. Tonight, the American people rejected Joe Biden's extreme Socialist movement, and embraced a new conservative agenda to get America back on track. In a section headed "The IPCC Plays Hockey" he attacked what he called "Mann's flawed, limited research. Early during the Republican Party presidential primaries in 2016, Inhofe endorsed fellow Republican John Kasich. Royse has been open about his distaste for Mullin, saying he is dishonest and does not belong in the Senate. James Inhofe headshot, as US Senator of Oklahoma, photo on black taken Nov 5, 2002; James Inhofe headshot, as US Senator of Oklahoma, at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on alleged Iraqi . 0:05. [88] Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district Congressman Markwayne Mullin won the Republican primary and the special election. Mullin this year authored legislation to expunge the impeachments of Trump, a move criticized by Horn, who voted in 2019 for two articles of impeachment. [32] He won the primary and faced Democratic nominee Jerry L. Goodman in the general election. Shannon is running on the values of Christianity and the gospel of the power of capitalism, according to his campaign site. [129][130][131][132] The minority group of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works prepared a report on "the CRU Controversy", published in February 2010, which listed as "Key Players" 17 scientists including Mann and Phil Jones. The amendment would make English the national language of the United States and require that new citizens take an English proficiency test. Inhofe served as acting chairman of the Armed Services Committee between December 2017 and September 6, 2018 while John McCain fought cancer. Mullin said in August he didnt know whether he would support Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longtime leader of Senate Republicans, to continue in that role. Inhofe, 87, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and eventually won the vacant Senate seat from Democrat David Boren in 1994. in economics from the University of Tulsa in 1973. Mullin defeated former U.S. Congresswoman Kendra Horn. [9][10], James Inhofe started kindergarten in Des Moines, Iowa, but moved halfway through the year to Hazel Dell in Springfield, Illinois. At the top is securing the United States borders and giving amnesty to immigrants who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic as gratitude for their help. ", INHOFE TO RETIRE EARLY FROM OKLAHOMA SENATE SEAT, SPARKING SPECIAL ELECTION: SOURCES. In a September 2006 Senate speech Inhofe argued that the threat of global warming was exaggerated by "the media, Hollywood elites and our pop culture". r/oklahoma Oklahoma Senate Bill SB863 would phase out all federal education funding recieved by . The Oklahoma Republican, now 87, was elected to his 6th term in 2020. Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24, Newsom declares war on environmentalists seeking to halt construction project, EPA director advises East Palestine children to stay out of creeks, streams amid Ohio train derailment fallout, West Virginia's 'religious freedom' bill heads to governor's desk after quick pass through legislature, Waltz, House Republicans drop resolution condemning Buttigieg and saying he 'should resign'. Senator Dewey Bartlett. [40] He lost to Boren 64%36%. [11] In the general election, he lost to incumbent Democrat James R. Jones, 54%45%. Be Nice. [42], In January 1978, the Tulsa Daily World reported Republican party officials were courting Inhofe to run for Mayor of Tulsa. Murphy is running uncontested, and therefore his primary was canceled. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. | MORE | Oklahoma Election Results: 2022 midterm election in Oklahoma. [15], In 1974, he ran for governor of Oklahoma. The bill he voted for would have abolished a program that helps businesses owned by women and minorities to compete for federally funded transportation; it did not pass. " Jim said that it's the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people, and I agree with it.". [64] In 1990 he defeated Glassco again, 56%44%. Holland is single and has no kids. The special election would be held this year with a primary on June 28, primary run-off on Aug. 23, and a general election on Nov. 8. 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