Inhofe, 87, who has served in the Senate since late 1994, announced in February that he would resign when the current Congress ends in January, leaving four years on the term he won in 2020. This candidate does not have a campaign website or active social media. The Oklahoma Republican, now 87, was elected to his 6th term in 2020. The amendment would make English the national language of the United States and require that new citizens take an English proficiency test. [46] During the first three weeks of the primary, he was injured with a broken leg from a tennis injury and could not campaign. Holland also promises to control runaway inflation, controlling the countrys borders and restore Christian values to Congress, according to his Twitter. Holland said on his campaign site that his beliefs are grounded in in Christian faith, freedom and American Exceptionalism. Oklahoma Republican Luke Holland just stepped down as Sen. Jim Inhofe's chief of staff and launched his bid on Feb. 25, 2022 to run for Inhofe's Senate seat with Inhofe's endorsement. [17], Until his 1994 campaign for the U.S. Senate, his official biographies and news articles about him indicated that he had graduated in 1959. Marisa Schultz is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital. His campaign site also said he supports the right to live.. [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. Luke Holland hopes to hold President Joe Biden accountable, lower taxes and support law enforcement, according to his campaign website. 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". [152], After the December 2020 IsraelMorocco normalization agreement, Inhofe sharply criticized the Trump administration for recognizing Morocco's claim over Western Sahara, calling the decision "shocking and deeply disappointing" and adding that he was "saddened that the rights of the Western Sahara people have been traded away". Horn is the only Democrat running in this election, and therefore, her primary was canceled. [34][35] After winning the special election, Republican party officials began considering Inhofe as a potential future U.S. Senate candidate. [11] In the general election, he lost to incumbent Democrat James R. Jones, 54%45%. [93], In December 1997, Inhofe argued that the Kyoto Protocol was a "political, economic, and national security fiasco. 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. [48][49] Randle had won the Democratic primary with a coalition of labor union and black voters; and Inhofe was supported in the general by his Republican base, anti-union and anti-black Democrats, and 22% of black voters. 174, Ed. Legal Statement. [199], Inhofe was the first recipient of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Character and Leadership Award for his character and leadership in public service. Holley said he wants to fight for the right of free choice of what we allow in our own bodies and our childrens medical choices, according to a Ballotpedia survey. That won't happen in Oklahoma. MCCONNELL, BRAUN CALL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO CHARITABLE BAIL ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. He became vice-president of his father's insurance company in 1961. In the same interview, Garrison also said she does not support gun control but instead believes schools need better security. Why It's Even Worse For Clinton Than You Think, "Oklahoma's Inhofe on attack again in Senate race", "In Protest, Senator Blocks All Nominations", "Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program", "S.J.Res.31 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant Congress and the States the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States", States Senate Roll Call Votes, 110th Congress, 2nd Session, "As Military Suicides Rise, Focus Is on Private Weapons". The Associated Press has called the U.S. Senate race for Jim Inhofe's open seat for Congressman Markwayne Mullin. Dr. Randy J. Grellner hopes to fight inflation, support veterans and first responders and protect the Second Amendment. Oklahoma's Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe's retirement announcement was met by most people around here with a great deal of joy. The newly elected senator would take office just as Inhofe . 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. Mr Inhofe, who represented Oklahoma for decades in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, told The Tulsa World that he left the Senate because of the lingering effects from contracting . 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. James Mountain Inhofe was born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 17, 1934, the son of Blanche (ne Mountain) and Perry Dyson Inhofe. This special election was held to fill the remaining four years of incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe's fifth term. [55] Inhofe's first proclamation as mayor was to celebrate Sun Day and support alternative energy; in the proclamation he said, "I think we're all interested in looking for alternative sources of energy. We believe The James Mountain Inhofe (/ n h f / INN-hoff; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. Congressman won. The week before, he had successfully lobbied the Trump administration to increase military spending. [11], In 1986, when Representative James R. Jones decided to retire to run for the U.S. Senate, Inhofe ran for the 1st District and won the Republican primary with 54%. Karoline Leonard is a journalism junior and asst. 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. This candidate does not have a campaign website or social media. Republican Luke Holland was the first out of the gate Friday in the race to replace Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, as the Bartlesville native promised to continue his boss' work on defense and other issues.. Holland, 35, who has been Inhofe's chief of staff since 2017, won the senator's endorsement and began a campaign that he said would focus on "core American values" that included a . Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and . [170], Overall, in 2002, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) rated Inhofe at 20%, indicating that he has an anti-racial civil rights record. There was a problem saving your notification. in economics from the University of Tulsa in 1973. Records filed with the Federal Election Commission showed that Horn cha The Republican senator endorsed his chief of staff, Luke Holland, to succeed him. [162], In 1999, along with Republican colleagues Tim Hutchinson and Bob Smith, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Inhofe stalled the nomination of James Hormel, a gay man, as US Ambassador to Luxembourg for over 20 months specifically because of Hormel's sexual orientation. [89] Inhofe resigned on January 3, 2023. CNN projects Markwayne Mullin and T.W. 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. Mullin said, "Tonight's victory is the honor of my lifetime, and a great win for our country. Among those automatic winners are 37 . Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Mullin, 44, will end his . "[94], Before the Republicans regained control of the Senate in the November 2002 elections, Inhofe had compared the United States Environmental Protection Agency to a Gestapo bureaucracy,[95][96] and EPA Administrator Carol Browner to a Tokyo Rose, i.e. Oklahoma GOP U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullinannounced in February hes giving up his seat in the House of Representatives in order to run for the open Senate seat. [184], Inhofe consistently voted against federal disaster relief, most notably in the case of relief for the 24 states affected by Hurricane Sandy,[185] but argued for federal aid when natural disasters hit Oklahoma. The newly elected senator would take office just as Inhofe steps down on Jan. 3 to not leave a vacancy in the Senate, which is currently evenly split at 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. In 1994, when he first ran for the U.S. Senate, he used his plane as a daily campaign vehicle to travel throughout Oklahoma and visit almost every town in the state. According to a story from the Oklahoma Watch, Coibion was thinking about his 11 grandchildren when he entered the race, saying he hopes to crackdown on immigration and ensure fair elections. Inhofe also said that McCain was "partially to blame for" the White House's controversial decision to raise flags back to full mast after less than two days, as McCain previously "disagreed with the President in certain areas and wasn't too courteous about it". Hinch. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., arrives for the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, in Dirksen Building on Sep. 28, 2021. I, too, once thought that catastrophic global warming was caused by anthropogenic gasesbecause everyone said it was. Inhofe served in the Oklahoma Senate in the 70s, and ran for governor in 1974 on the Republican ticket, ultimately losing to then-State Rep. David Boren, the Democrat candidate, by a wide margin. [83], On March 6, 2019, Inhofe said he intended to put language in the next defense authorization act to reinforce Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement and reintroduce severe sanctions on Tehran.[84]. [156], Inhofe has generally been seen as overtly hostile by LGBT advocacy groups, earning a 0% in every one of his terms on Human Rights Campaign's position scorecard. [74], In the 2008 election cycle, Inhofe's largest campaign donors represented the oil and gas ($446,900 in donations), leadership PACs ($316,720) and electric utilities ($221,654) industries/categories. Two of these, Tom Wigley and Stephen Schneider, later issued statements that Inhofe had misrepresented their work. Keep it Clean. that is degrading to another person. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) announced he will retire in November, and now 16 candidates are vying for his seat in the Senate.. Inhofe, 87, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and . The race to finish out the term of retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe ended with a definitive 62%-35% win from U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin over former Democratic congresswoman Kendra Horn. [66], In 1987 Inhofe voted against President Ronald Reagan's budget, which included tax increases and no increase in defense spending. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., made his early retirement from the Senate official Friday and threw his support behind his longtime staffer, Luke Holland, for the special election to fill the seat. [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. All four were successful. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Inhofe voted against multiple coronavirus aid packages meant to help Americans at the height of the pandemic . 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Laura Moreno is a healthcare worker and entrepreneur running for the states open Senate seat in the June 28 primary. [186] In defense of his decision to vote against a relief fund for Sandy but not in Oklahoma after tornadoes ravaged it in May 2013, he claimed the situations were "totally different", in that the Sandy funding involved "Everybody getting in and exploiting the tragedy that took place. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13-15, 2022. During the 115th, 116th, and 117th Congresses, Inhofe was a member of the following committees: On July 15, 2021, Inhofe told Tulsa World he planned to retire at the end of his current term, in 2027. [60], In 1982 he was reelected with 59% of the vote. discuss], As a member of the Armed Services Committee, Inhofe was among the panelists questioning witnesses about the 2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse, saying he was "outraged by the outrage" over the revelations of abuse. 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He has attended the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for 20 years; in 2021, he said, "I've slept in the same tent for 20 years. The Senate seat in conservative Oklahoma is expected to stay in GOP hands. Mullin, 45, a plumbing company owner from rural eastern Oklahoma, has served in the U.S. House since 2013. Former Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn (D) is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.). Inhofe will leave with four years left on the term. Sen. Nathan Dahmhopes to stop the teaching of critical race theory, secure the countrys borders and enact term limits on members of Congress. Email; Election 2022: Markwayne Mullin wins race to replace Inhofe in U.S. Senate. . Inhofe was last elected in 2020 with 63% of the vote, and his term would have ended in January 2027. "[154], Inhofe wrote the Inhofe Amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, which was debated in Congress in May 2006. [61] He lost his 1984 re-election campaign to Terry Young. Threats of harming another In the Republican primary, he defeated State Senator Frank Keating and Mary Warner, 67%25%8%. | MORE | Oklahoma Election Results: 2022 midterm election in Oklahoma. [110], In his 2006 book The Republican War on Science, Chris Mooney wrote that Inhofe "politicizes and misuses the science of climate change". In his announcement of the bill, Inhofe said that hydraulic fracturing has never contaminated ground water in Oklahoma. SUPPORT US TODAY FOR AS LITTLE AS $1. Freshmen: What Happened to the Republican Revolution? Updated Nov. 24, 2020. He was drafted to the United States Army in 1956 and served between 1957 and 1958. [9][10], James Inhofe started kindergarten in Des Moines, Iowa, but moved halfway through the year to Hazel Dell in Springfield, Illinois. A devout Christian, Holland talks openly about his faith ("I'm a Jesus guy") and how he hopes Trump's Supreme Court nominees will ensure that Roe v. Wade is overturned this year in the court. 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