Kevin Hern | |
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| Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mike Johnson |
| Preceded by | Gary Palmer |
| Chair of the Republican Study Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Banks |
| Succeeded by | August Pfluger |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Bridenstine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1961 Belton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Tammy Hern (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Arkansas Tech University (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology University of Arkansas, Little Rock (MBA) |
| Website | House website |
Kevin Ray Hern (born December 4, 1961) is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district since 2018.
In the eighth ballot of the 2023 Speaker of the House of Representatives election, Hern received 2 votes, while he himself voted for Kevin McCarthy. He was nominated on the ninth round of voting by Lauren Boebert. He received 3 votes.
After President Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Markwayne Mullin to be the secretary of Homeland Security, Hern announced that he would run for Mullin's Senate seat in the 2026 election. In March 2026, Trump announced he would support Hern.
