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James M. Inhofe

Party
Republican
Latest Office Held:
US Senate, OK
Latest Office Sought:
US Senate, OK
INHOFE, James Mountain, a Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Des Moines, Iowa, November 17, 1934; attended public schools in Tulsa, Okla.; B.A., University of Tulsa 1973; served in the U.S. Army 1957-1958; president, Quaker Life Insurance Company; member, Oklahoma State house of representatives 1967-1969; State senate 1969-1977; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Oklahoma 1974, and for the U. S. House of Representatives 1976; mayor of Tulsa 1978-1984; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1987, to November 15, 1994, when he resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate in the November 8, 1994, special election to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of David L. Boren; took the oath of office on November 17, 1994; elected for a full term in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Committee on Environment and Public Works (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).

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Campaign Finance

$13,098,168 Received
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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
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  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
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  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    88% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

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  • Top Contributors

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  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    July 11, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch at Google Washington
    June 27, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch featuring Oklahoma's State Meal at National Republican Senatorial Committee
    May 23, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch at Art and Soul
    Hosted by:
    Leslie Belcher, Steptoe PAC, SIGMA PAC, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) PAC
    May 14, 2013
    Venue:
    Breakfast at The Nickels Group
    Hosted by:
    Don Nickles, Hazen Marshall, Cindi Merifield Tripodi
    May 9, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch at Charlie Palmer Steak
    Hosted by:
    Kirk Blalock, Kate Hull, Oracle, Aleix Jarvis, Billy Piper, Sam Adcock
View all campaign finance data for James M. Inhofe Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$408,031,225 Allocated
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View all earmarks data for James M. Inhofe Sources: OpenSecrets.org