James Inhofe

James Inhofe is the senior Senator from Oklahoma. Preceded by David L. Boren, Inhofe has been serving as a Senator since 1994. Before attaining a seat in the Senate, he represented Oklahoma's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Inhofe has been able to hold his Oklahoma seat with a successful re-election in the U.S. Senate in the 2008 election race.FOX News: Dems GOP Win Early Senate Races (November 4, 2008)

1. Born: November 17, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa
2. Assumed Office: November 17, 1994
3. Spouse: Kay Inhofe
4. Alma Mater: University of Tulsa
5. Party: Republican
6. Religion: Presbyterian
7. 1967-1969: Oklahoma House of Representatives
8. 1969-1977: Oklahoma Senate
9. 1987-1994: U.S. House of Representatives
10. 1994: Wins a U.S. Senate seat

• Voted for prohibiting minors to cross state lines for abortions in 2008.
• Voted against funding an additional $10.2 billion to education in 2007.
• Voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act in 2006.
• Voted against redeploying U.S. troops out of Iraq by March 2008.

• Topix.net: James Inhofe Wire Reports
• The New York Times: The Caucus: In N.H., Clinton Cites Bipartisan Work (December 21, 2007)
  • Clinton cited her work with Inhofe as well as Newt Gingrich, Lindsey Graham and Bill Frist as examples of how she's able to reach across the aisle and work together with political opponents.
• Associated Press: Senate Panel OKs Global Warming Bill (December 5, 2007)
• Inhofe has promised to filibuster the bill, which would call for mandatory U.S. limits on greenhouse gases.
• Wired Blog: Global Warming to Shrink Brains?
• TheHill.com: Inhofe vows to put brakes on Gore's 'Live Earth' concert...
• SFGate: "Senator says warming by humans just a hoax" (2006)