List of United States Representatives from Oklahoma
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This is a complete list of people who have served as Members of the United States House of Representatives
from Oklahoma through the start of the 112th Congress. It can be expanded and updated. Missing data can be located and entered.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Oklahoma through the start of the 112th Congress. It can be expanded and updated. Missing data can be located and entered.
Current members
- John SullivanJohn Sullivan (Oklahoma)John A. Sullivan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Tulsa.- Early life, education and career:...
- 1st districtOklahoma's 1st congressional districtOklahoma's First Congressional District is in the northeastern corner of the state and borders Kansas. It is largely coextensive with the Tulsa metropolitan area. It includes all of Tulsa County Washington County, Wagoner County, and parts of Rogers County and Creek County... - Dan BorenDan BorenDaniel David "Dan" Boren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district includes most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa...
- 2nd districtOklahoma's 2nd congressional districtOklahoma's Second Congressional District is one of five United States Congressional districts in Oklahoma and covers approximately one-fourth of the state in the east... - Frank Lucas - 3rd districtOklahoma's 3rd congressional districtOklahoma's Third Congressional District is the largest congressional district in Oklahoma and also one of the largest congressional districts in the United States. It borders New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the Texas panhandle...
- Tom ColeTom ColeThomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a Deputy Minority Whip. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 2006 to 2008, he was, during his tenure, the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the...
- 4th districtOklahoma's 4th congressional districtOklahoma's Fourth Congressional District is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers a total of 15 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore... - James LankfordJames LankfordJames Lankford is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.From 1996-2009 he was the student ministries and evangelism specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and was director of the Falls Creek youth programing at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference...
- 5th districtOklahoma's 5th congressional districtOklahoma's Fifth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Oklahoma, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the state's first congressional district...
Chronological list of Delegates and Representatives
(by first term of office)Representative | Party | District | Years | District home | Note |
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David Archibald Harvey David Archibald Harvey David Archibald Harvey was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma Territory and the first person to represent Oklahoma at the federal level.-Early life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Territory | 1890-1893 | Lost re-election | |
Dennis Thomas Flynn Dennis Thomas Flynn Dennis Thomas Flynn was a Delegate from Oklahoma Territory to the United States House of Representatives.Flynn was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on February 13, 1861. He moved with his mother to Buffalo, New York, in 1863. There, he became an orphan at the age of three when his mother died... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Territory | 1893-1897 | Lost re-election | |
1899-1903 | Declined nomination | ||||
James Yancy Callahan James Yancy Callahan James Yancy Callahan was a late 19th century politician. Callahan would represent the Oklahoma Territory as a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1899... |
Free Silver | Territory | 1897-1899 | Retired | |
Bird Segle McGuire Bird Segle McGuire Bird Segle McGuire was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and a cousin of William Neville.- Early life :... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Territory | 1903-1907 | Statehood | |
1907-1915 | Retired | ||||
Elmer L. Fulton Elmer L. Fulton Elmer Lincoln Fulton was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, brother of Charles William Fulton.Born in Magnolia, Iowa, Fulton moved to Nebraska in 1870 with his parents, who settled in Pawnee City.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1907-1909 | Lost re-election | ||
James S. Davenport James S. Davenport James Sanford Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma and a member of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. He served on the Congressional committee that created the first roads and highways committee in the U.S... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1907-1909 | Lost re-election | ||
1911-1915 | Redistricting | ||||
1915-1917 | Lost re-election | ||||
Charles D. Carter Charles D. Carter Charles David Carter was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory , Carter moved with his father to Mill Creek, a stage stand on the western frontier of the Chickasaw Nation, in April 1876.He attended the Indian day schools and Chickasaw Manual... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1907-1915 | Redistricting | ||
1915-1927 | Lost primary | ||||
Scott Ferris Scott Ferris Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State into the Union, Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the 60th Congress. He was reelected to the 61st and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1907-1915 | Redistricting | ||
1915-1921 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||||
Dick T. Morgan | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1909-1915 | Redistricting | ||
1915-1920 | Died | ||||
Charles E. Creager Charles E. Creager Charles Edward Creager was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Dayton, Ohio, Creager attended Ohio public schools and graduated from Northern Indiana University. He enlisted as a sergeant major in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War and served under General... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1909-1911 | Lost re-election | ||
William H. Murray William H. Murray William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who became active in Oklahoma before statehood as legal adviser to Governor Douglas H. Johnston of the Chickasaw Nation... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
At Large | 1913-1915 | Redistricting | |
1915-1917 | Lost primary; later, 9th Governor (1931-1935) | ||||
Joseph Bryan Thompson Joseph Bryan Thompson Joseph Bryan Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Sherman, Texas, Thompson attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin County, Texas, in 1890.He studied law.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
At-Large | 1913-1915 | Redistricting | |
1915-1919 | Died | ||||
Claude Weaver Claude Weaver Claude Weaver was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Born in Gainesville, Texas, Weaver attended the public schools.He was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at Austin in 1887.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
At-Large | 1913-1915 | Lost primary | |
James V. McClintic James V. McClintic James Vernon McClintic was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Bremond, Texas, McClintic moved with his parents to Groesbeck, Texas, in 1880. He attended public schools and AddRan University in Fort Worth.McClintic accepted a position with a wholesale dry-goods company in St. Louis,... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1915-1935 | Lost primary | ||
William Wirt Hastings | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1915-1921 | Lost general | ||
1923-1935 | Retired | ||||
Thomas Alberter Chandler Thomas Alberter Chandler Thomas Alberter Chandler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Eucha, Delaware County, Indian Territory , Chandler attended the public schools, Worcester Academy, Vinita, Indian Territory, in 1888, and, later, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1917-1919 | Lost re-election | ||
1921-1923 | Lost re-election | ||||
Tom D. McKeown Tom D. McKeown Thomas Deitz Mckeown was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Blackstock, South Carolina, Mckeown attended the common schools, studied under a private tutor and attended lectures at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1898.He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and began practice in... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1917-1921 | Lost re-election | ||
1923-1935 | Lost primary | ||||
Everette B. Howard Everette B. Howard Everette Burgess Howard was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Morgantown, Kentucky, Howard attended the public schools.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1919-1921 | Lost re-election | ||
1923-1925 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||||
1927-1929 | Lost re-election | ||||
John W. Harreld John W. Harreld John William Harreld was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.-Early life and career:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1919-1921 | U.S. Senator (1921-1927) | ||
Charles Swindall Charles Swindall Charles Swindall was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life:Born at College Mound, near Terrell, Texas, Swindall attended the public schools and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1920-1921 | Lost primary | ||
Alice Mary Robertson Alice Mary Robertson Alice Mary Robertson was an American educator, social worker, government official, and politician who became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress, and the first from the state of Oklahoma. Robertson was the first woman to defeat an incumbent congressman... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1921-1923 | Lost general | ||
Joseph C. Pringey Joseph C. Pringey Joseph Colburn Pringey was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, Pringey attended the common schools.He moved to Missouri in 1870.He attended a business college in Sedalia, Missouri.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1921-1923 | Lost re-election | ||
Fletcher B. Swank Fletcher B. Swank Fletcher B. Swank was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Bloomfield, Iowa, Swank moved with his parents to Beef Creek, Indian Territory, in 1888.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1921-1929 | Lost general | ||
1931-1935 | Lost primary | ||||
L. M. Gensman L. M. Gensman Lorraine Michael Gensman was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born near Wichita, Kansas, Gensman attended the public schools, the Garden Plains Graded School, Wichita Commercial College, Lewis Academy, and the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia. Gensman was Principal of the Andale, Kansas... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1921-1923 | Lost re-election | ||
Manuel Herrick Manuel Herrick Manuel Herrick nicknamed the "Okie Jesus Congressman" was a United States Representative from Oklahoma for one term, from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923.-Early life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1921-1923 | Lost primary | ||
J. W. Elmer Thomas | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1923-1927 | U.S. Senator (1927-1951) | ||
Milton C. Garber Milton C. Garber Milton Cline Garber was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. In 1942, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.-Personal life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1923-1933 | Lost re-election | ||
Samuel J. Montgomery Samuel J. Montgomery Samuel James Montgomery was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Buffalo, Kentucky, Montgomery moved to Oklahoma in 1902 with his parents, who settled in Bartlesville.He attended the public schools.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1925-1927 | Lost re-election | ||
Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright was a lawyer, educator, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and United States Army officer in World War II... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1927-1943 | Lost primary | ||
Jed Johnson | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1927-1947 | Lost primary | ||
Father of Jed Johnson, Jr. Jed Johnson, Jr. Jed Joseph Johnson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, son of Jed Joseph Johnson.Born in Washington, D.C., Johnson attended public schools in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and Friends Seminary in New York City. He served as a congressional page and graduated from the Capitol Page School in... , U.S. Representative |
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Charles O'Connor Charles O'Connor Charles O'Connor was an American lawyer and politician in two midwestern states. He was born on a farm in Missouri but later moved to Colorado. He was the first Assistant Attorney General of Colorado, from 1911 to 1913... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1929-1931 | Lost re-election | ||
Ulysses S. Stone Ulysses S. Stone Ulysses Stevens Stone was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born on a farm near Weldon, DeWitt Township, Illinois, Stone moved with his parents to Jones, Oklahoma, in 1894.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1929-1931 | Lost re-election | ||
Wesley E. Disney Wesley E. Disney Wesley Ernest Disney was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Richland, Kansas, Disney attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1931-1945 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Ernest W. Marland | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1933-1935 | 10th Governor of Oklahoma (1935-1939) | ||
Will Rogers | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
At-Large | 1933-1943 | Retired | |
John Conover Nichols John Conover Nichols John Conover Nichols was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Born in Joplin, Missouri, Nichols attended the public schools in Joplin, Missouri, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the teachers college at Emporia, Kansas.He studied law in the office of his brother in Eufaula, Oklahoma.He... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1943 | Resigned to become VP of TWA Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines was an American airline that existed from 1925 until it was bought out by and merged with American Airlines in 2001. It was a major domestic airline in the United States and the main U.S.-based competitor of Pan American World Airways on intercontinental routes from 1946... |
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Percy Lee Gassaway Percy Lee Gassaway Percy Lee Gassaway was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, Gassaway moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma , with his parents in 1899.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1937 | Lost primary | ||
Joshua B. Lee Joshua B. Lee Joshua Bryan Lee was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma.-Early life:Born in Childersburg, Alabama, he moved with his parents to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma , and then to Kiowa County, near Hobart, in 1901... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1937 | U.S. Senator (1937-1943) | ||
Sam C. Massingale Sam C. Massingale Samuel Chapman Massingale was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale attended the public schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1941 | Died | ||
Phil Ferguson Phil Ferguson Phillip Colgan Ferguson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Phil Ferguson was born on August 15, 1903 in Wellington, Kansas to W. M. and May Deems Ferguson. Ferguson attended public schools in Wellington, the Kemper Military School in Missouri, and graduated from the University of Kansas at... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1941 | Lost re-election | ||
Robert Potter Hill | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1937 | Died | ||
Gomer Griffith Smith Gomer Griffith Smith Gomer Griffith Smith was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born on a farm near Kansas City, Missouri, Smith attended the common and high schools of Missouri.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1937-1939 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Lyle Boren Lyle Boren Lyle Hagler Boren was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in 1946... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1937-1947 | Lost primary | ||
Father of David Boren, 21st Governor & U.S. Senator | |||||
Grandfather of Dan Boren Dan Boren Daniel David "Dan" Boren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district includes most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa... , U.S. Representative |
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A. S. Mike Monroney A. S. Mike Monroney Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney was a Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma.He represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until 1951 and represented Oklahoma in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969.Monroney graduated from... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1939-1951 | U.S. Senator (1951-1969) | ||
Victor Wickersham Victor Wickersham Victor Eugene Wickersham was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born on a farm near Lone Rock, Arkansas, Victor Wickersham moved to Mangum, Oklahoma, with his parents in 1915... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1941-1947 | Lost primary | ||
1949-1953 | Redistricted | ||||
1953-1957 | Lost primary | ||||
1961-1965 | Lost primary | ||||
Ross Rizley Ross Rizley Ross Rizley was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Ross Rizley was born on July 5, 1892 on a farm near Beaver, Oklahoma. He was educated in public schools, and taught in the rural schools of Beaver County, Oklahoma, in 1909 and 1910... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1941-1949 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Paul Stewart | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1943-1947 | Retired | ||
William G. Stigler William G. Stigler William Grady Stigler was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Biography:Stigler was of on-quter Choctaw descent.Born in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory , Stigler attended the public schools... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1944-1952 | Died | ||
George B. Schwabe George B. Schwabe George Blaine Schwabe was a Republican politician and a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.Schwabe was born in Arthur, Missouri in Vernon County to George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen Schwabe. He attended public schools in his hometown. In 1910, he graduated from the law department at the... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1945-1949 | Lost general | ||
1951-1952 | Died | ||||
Carl Albert Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1947-1977 | Retired | ||
Glen D. Johnson Glen D. Johnson Glen Dale Johnson , was a lawyer, a U.S. Democratic Party politician, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving one term of office from 1947 to 1949 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1948.-Early life and early political... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1947-1949 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Toby Morris Toby Morris Toby Morris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Granbury, Texas, Morris moved to what was then Comanche County, Oklahoma, in 1906 and to Walters, Oklahoma, in 1913. He attended the public schools, leaving high school in his senior year, during World War I, to enlist in the United... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1947-1953 | Lost primary | ||
1957-1961 | Lost primary | ||||
Preston E. Peden Preston E. Peden Preston Elmer Peden was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born in Duke, Oklahoma, Peden moved to Altus, Oklahoma, in 1920.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1947-1949 | Lost primary | ||
Dixie Gilmer Dixie Gilmer William Franklin Gilmer was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Gilmer moved with his parents to Oklahoma.He attended the public schools of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1949-1951 | Lost re-election | ||
Tom Steed Tom Steed Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed was a military veteran, newspaper editor and Democratic politician and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. He often stated that his experience in journalism, the military and in the U.S... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1949-1981 | Retired | ||
George H. Wilson George H. Wilson George Howard Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.-Early life and education:Born in Mattoon, Illinois, Wilson moved with his parents in 1910 to Enid. There he attended Enid Public Schools. He graduated from Phillips University in 1926... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1949-1951 | Lost re-election | ||
John Jarman John Jarman John Jarman was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma for 26 years from January, 1951 to January, 1977.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1951-1975 | Switched parties | ||
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1975-1977 | Retired | |||
Page Belcher Page Belcher Page Henry Belcher was a Republican politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.-Biography: Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1951-1953 | Redistricted | ||
1953-1973 | Retired | ||||
Ed Edmondson | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1953-1973 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Jed Johnson, Jr. Jed Johnson, Jr. Jed Joseph Johnson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, son of Jed Joseph Johnson.Born in Washington, D.C., Johnson attended public schools in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and Friends Seminary in New York City. He served as a congressional page and graduated from the Capitol Page School in... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1965-1967 | Lost re-election | ||
James Vernon Smith James Vernon Smith James Vernon Smith was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Smith was educated in Tuttle public schools and attended Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts at Chickasha, Oklahoma.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1967-1969 | Lost general (redistricting) | ||
John Newbold Camp John Newbold Camp John Newbold Camp, known as Happy Camp was a Republican U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Born in Enid, Camp attended elementary and high schools in Blackwell, Douglas, and Waukomis. He attended Phillips University in Enid. A banker, he became president of Waukomis State Bank... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1969-1975 | Lost general | ||
James Robert Jones James Robert Jones James Robert "Jim" Jones is a lawyer, a Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1973-1987 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
Clem McSpadden Clem McSpadden Clem Rogers McSpadden was a Democratic politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District who served from 1973 to 1975. He was also the grandnephew of Oklahoma comedian and actor Will Rogers.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1973-1975 | Ran for governor (lost) | ||
Theodore Marshall Risenhoover Theodore Marshall Risenhoover Theodore Marshall "Ted" Risenhoover was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma during the 1970s.Risenhoover was born in Haskell County, Oklahoma, in a town called East Liberty. He graduated from Stigler High School in Stigler, Oklahoma, then served in the United States Air Force beginning in 1955... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1975-1979 | Lost primary | ||
Glenn English Glenn English Glenn Lee English, Jr. is a U.S. Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 successive terms. English is currently the chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.-Military service and business activities:English was born... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1975-1994 | Resigned to become CEO of the NRECA National Rural Electric Cooperative Association The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the organization that represents over 900 electric cooperatives in the United States. Independent electric utilities are not-for-profit and are owned by their members... |
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Wes Watkins Wes Watkins Wesley Wade "Wes" Watkins is a politician from the state of Oklahoma. He is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where Watkins had represented Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six years as a Republican.-Early life and... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1977-1991 | Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical... |
Ran for governor (lost) | |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1997-2003 | Retired | |||
Mickey Edwards Mickey Edwards Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is a former Republican congressman who served Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.-Education and early career:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1977-1993 | Lost primary | ||
Mike Synar Mike Synar Michael Lynn "Mike" Synar was an American Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in Congress for eight terms.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1979-1995 | Lost primary | ||
Dave McCurdy Dave McCurdy David Keith McCurdy is a U.S. lawyer, politician, conservative Democrat, and a former Oklahoma Congressman from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district. He is president of the American Gas Association.-Early life and education:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1981-1995 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
James Inhofe | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1987-1994 | U.S. Senator since 1994 | ||
William K. Brewster William K. Brewster William K. "Bill" Brewster is a Democratic politician and a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1991-1997 | Retired | ||
Ernest Istook Ernest Istook Ernest James Istook Jr. is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1993-2007 | Warr Acres Warr Acres, Oklahoma Warr Acres is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It was established after World War II by C.B. Warr, a dynamic businessman, builder, and commercial developer. The population was 9,735 at the 2000 census.-History:The Warr Acres... |
Ran for governor (lost) | |
Steve Largent Steve Largent Steven Michael "Steve" Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1994-2002 | Resigned to run for governor (lost) | ||
Frank Lucas | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1994-2003 | Cheyenne Cheyenne, Oklahoma Cheyenne is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 801 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Roger Mills County.-History:... |
Redistricted | |
2003-present | Incumbent | ||||
Tom Coburn Tom Coburn Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. , is an American politician, medical doctor, and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. In the Senate, he is known as "Dr. No" for his tendency to place holds on and vote against bills... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1995-2001 | U.S. Senator since 2005 | ||
J. C. Watts | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1995-2003 | Retired | ||
Brad Carson Brad Carson Brad Rogers Carson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.-Background:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
2001-2005 | Ran for U.S. Senate (lost) | ||
John Sullivan John Sullivan (Oklahoma) John A. Sullivan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Tulsa.- Early life, education and career:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2002-present | Tulsa | Incumbent | |
Tom Cole Tom Cole Thomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a Deputy Minority Whip. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 2006 to 2008, he was, during his tenure, the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2003-present | Moore Moore, Oklahoma Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 55,081 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh largest city in the state of Oklahoma.... |
Incumbent | |
Dan Boren Dan Boren Daniel David "Dan" Boren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district includes most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
2005-present | Muskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma.... |
Incumbent | |
Mary Fallin Mary Fallin Mary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2007-2011 | 27th Governor of Oklahoma Governor of Oklahoma The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma... since 2011 |
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James Lankford James Lankford James Lankford is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.From 1996-2009 he was the student ministries and evangelism specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and was director of the Falls Creek youth programing at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2011-present | Incumbent |