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Tom Cole
Tom Cole | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Chair of the House Appropriations Committee | |
| Assumed office April 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kay Granger |
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – April 10, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jim McGovern |
| Succeeded by | Michael C. Burgess |
| Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jim McGovern |
| Succeeded by | Jim McGovern |
| Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Tom Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Pete Sessions |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | J. C. Watts |
| 26th Secretary of State of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – March 16, 1999 | |
| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Preceded by | Glo Henley |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hunter |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 45th district | |
| In office November 1988 – July 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Cole |
| Succeeded by | Helen Cole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Jeffery Cole April 28, 1949 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Chickasaw Nation |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Ellen Decker (m. 1971) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Helen Cole (mother) |
| Education | Grinnell College (BA) Yale University (MA) University of Oklahoma (PhD) |
| Website | House website |
Thomas Jeffery Cole (born April 28, 1949) is the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Before serving in the House of Representatives, he was the 26th Secretary of State of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999.
A member of the Chickasaw Nation, Cole is one of five Native Americans in Congress who are enrolled tribal members. The others are fellow Oklahoma Republicans Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee) and Josh Brecheen (Choctaw), and Democrats Sharice Davids of Kansas (Ho‑Chunk) and Mary Peltola of Alaska (Yupik). In 2022, Cole became the longest-serving Native American in the history of Congress.[1][2]
- ^ Press Pool (22 April 2022). "Cole becomes longest serving Native American in the House, proud of his record as a champion for Indian Country". indiancountrytoday.com.
- ^ "Cole becomes longest-serving Native American in history". The Oklahoman. April 23, 2022.[permanent dead link]
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