Jim Inhofe

Jim Inhofe
Official portrait, 2018
United States Senator
from Oklahoma
In office
November 17, 1994 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byDavid Boren
Succeeded byMarkwayne Mullin
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
In office
September 6, 2018 – February 3, 2021
Preceded byJohn McCain
Succeeded byJack Reed
Chair of the Senate Environment Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byBarbara Boxer
Succeeded byJohn Barrasso
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJim Jeffords
Succeeded byBarbara Boxer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1987 – November 15, 1994
Preceded byJames R. Jones
Succeeded bySteve Largent
32nd Mayor of Tulsa
In office
May 2, 1978 – May 8, 1984
Preceded byRobert LaFortune
Succeeded byTerry Young
Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
January 1975 – February 1976
Preceded byDonald Ferrell
Succeeded byStephen Wolfe
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – January 4, 1977
Preceded byBeauchamp Selman
Succeeded byWarren Green
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
December 29, 1966 – January 7, 1969
Preceded byJoseph McGraw
Succeeded byRichard Hancock
Personal details
Born
James Mountain Inhofe

(1934-11-17)November 17, 1934
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 2024(2024-07-09) (aged 89)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Kay Kirkpatrick
​
(m. 1959)​
Children4, including Molly Rapert
EducationUniversity of Tulsa (BA)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1957–1958
RankSpecialist 4
Jim Inhofe's voice
Inhofe discusses amendments to S.14, the Energy Policy Act of 2003
Recorded June 5, 2003

James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe (November 17, 1934 – July 9, 2024) was an American politician from Oklahoma. He was a U.S. senator of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023. In February 2022, Inhofe said he would retire in January 2023.

Inhofe died of problems caused by a stroke at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 9, 2024, at the age of 89.

References

  1. ↑ Kane, Paul (December 16, 2017). "How the Oldest Senate Ever Is Taking a Toll on the Business of Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ Martin, Jonathan (2022-02-24). "James Inhofe, Oklahoma Senator, Is Said to Plan an Early Retirement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  3. ↑ Krehbiel, Randy; Tim, Stanley (July 9, 2024). "Former U.S. Sen. James Inhofe has died at 89, sources close to family say". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (July 9, 2024). "James M. Inhofe, Senator Who Denied Climate Change, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ Served as acting chairman in the absence of John McCain from December 2017 – September 6, 2018.

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