Jim Inhofe
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United States Senator from Oklahoma |
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Assumed office November 16, 1994 Serving with James Lankford |
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| Preceded by | David Boren |
| Chair of the Senate Environment Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Succeeded by | John Barrasso |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – November 15, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jones |
| Succeeded by | Steve Largent |
| 32nd Mayor of Tulsa | |
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In office 1978–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Robert LaFortune |
| Succeeded by | Terry Young |
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James Mountain Inhofe November 17, 1934 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kay Kirkpatrick |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Tulsa (BA) |
| Website | Senate website |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1956–1958 |
| Rank |
 Specialist 4
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James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe (/ˈɪnhɒf/; born November 17, 1934) is the senior United States senator from Oklahoma and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1994, he was the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007, and again from January 2015 until January 2017. Inhofe served eight years as the United States representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district before his election to the Senate in 1994 and also previously served as both an Oklahoma state representative and senator.
Early during the Republican Party presidential primaries in 2016, Inhofe endorsed fellow Republican John Kasich.
Inhofe was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Blanche (née Mountain) and Perry Dyson Inhofe. He moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was a child. He was a member of the Class of 1953 at Tulsa Central High School, and served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1958. Inhofe received a B.A. degree when he was nearly 40 years old from the University of Tulsa in 1973.
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