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Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe.jpg
U.S. Senate, Oklahoma
Incumbent
In office
1995-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 18
PartyRepublican
PredecessorDavid L. Boren (D)
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 4, 2008
First electedNovember 8, 1994
Next election November 4, 2014
Campaign $$10,462,472
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Representative, United States House of Representatives
1987-1994
Mayor, City of Tulsa
1978-1984
Senator, Oklahoma State Senate
1969-1977
Education
Bachelor'sEconomics, University of Tulsa, 1973
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1957-1958
Personal
BirthdayNovember 17, 1934
Place of birthTulsa, OK
Net worth$11,440,024
ReligionPresbyterian
Websites
Office website

Contents

Jim Inhofe (b. November 17, 1934) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Oklahoma. Inhofe was first elected to the Senate in 1994.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Inhofe is a "far-right Republican leader".[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Inhofe's academic, professional and political career:[2]

  • 1973: Graduated from University of Tulsa
  • 1957-1958: Served in the U.S. Army
  • 1967-1969: Served as a member, Oklahoma State house of representatives
  • 1969-1977: Served as a member, Oklahoma State senate
  • 1978-1984: Served as mayor of Tulsa
  • 1987-1994: Served as a Republican to the U.S. Congress
  • 1995-Present: U.S Senator from Oklahoma

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2013-2014

Inhofe serves on the following Senate committees[3]:

  • Armed Services
    • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
    • Subcommittee on SeaPower
    • Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
    • Subcommittee on Personnel
    • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
    • Subcommittee on Airland
  • Environment and Public Works
    • Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
    • Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
    • Subcommittee on Oversight

2011-2012

  • Armed Services
    • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
    • Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
    • Subcommittee on Airland
  • Environment and Public Works
  • Foreign Relations
    • Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues
    • Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection
    • Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
    • Subcommittee on African Affairs

[4]

Policy positions

Immigration

Legislation

  • English Language Unity Act

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jim Inhofe endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election. [5]

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[6] According to the report, Inhofe has helped secure about $1.8 million in earmarks to study the widening of U.S. 169, which passes near an office building that his wife co-owns.[7]

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "Yes" Inhofe voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by a 89/8 vote on January 1, 2013.[8]

Drones filibuster

See also: Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013

On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists have been critical that President Obama did not offer a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[9][10][11]

According to the website Breitbart, Inhofe was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.[12][13]

The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[14]

Elections

2008

On November 4, 2008, James M. Inhofe won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Andrew Rice (D) and Stephen P. Wallace (I) in the general election.[15]

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJim Inhofe incumbent 56.7% 763,375
     Democrat Andrew Rice 39.2% 527,736
     Independent Stephen P. Wallace 4.1% 55,708
Total Votes 1,346,819


Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Inhofe is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Inhofe raised a total of $10,462,472 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 22, 2013.[23]

Jim Inhofe's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2008 US Senate (Oklahoma) Won $6,484,560
2002 US Senate (Oklahoma) Won $3,977,912
Grand Total Raised $10,462,472

2008

Breakdown of the source of Inhofe's campaign funds before the 2008 election.

Inhofe won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. During that re-election cycle, Inhofe 's campaign committee raised a total of $6,484,560 and spent $6,428,174.[24]


Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Inhofe missed 220 of 6,093 roll call votes between December 1994 to April 2013. This amounts to 3.6% which is worse than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving.[25]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Inhofe paid his congressional staff a total of $2,531,750 in 2011. He ranks 19 on the list of the highest paid Republican Senatorial Staff Salaries and he ranks 45th overall of the lowest paid Senatorial Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Oklahoma ranks 35th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[26]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Inhofe's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $5,419,048 to $17,461,000. That averages to $11,440,024, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican Senators in 2011 of $6,358,668. His average net worth increased by 1.35% from 2010.[27]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Inhofe's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $5,100,056 and $17,475,999. That averages to $11,288,027, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican Senators in 2010 of $7,054,258.[28]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Inhofe ranked 14th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. Senate.[29]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Inhofe ranked 9th in the conservative rankings among U.S. Senators.[30]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Inhofe votes with the Republican Party 91.4% of the time. This ranks 21st among the 47 Senate Republicans in 2011.[31]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Jim + Inhofe + Oklahoma + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Jim Inhofe News Feed


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Personal

Inhofe and his wife, Kay, have four children.

External links


References

  1. ↑ Gov Track "Jim Inhofe," Accessed March 3, 2012
  2. ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress "Jim Inhofe," Accessed October 24, 2011
  3. ↑ Congressional Quarterly "Senate Committee List" Accessed January 22, 2013
  4. ↑ Jim Inhofe Vote Smart profile
  5. ↑ The Hill, "2012 GOP Lawmaker Endorsements for President," retrieved November 22, 2011
  6. ↑ Washington Post "Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties," February 6, 2012
  7. ↑ Washington Post "Mapping the earmarks," February 6, 2012
  8. ↑ U.S. Senate "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ CNN "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
  10. ↑ USA Today "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
  11. ↑ ABC News "Rand Paul Wins Applause From GOP and Liberals," March 7, 2013
  12. ↑ Breitbart "AWOL: Meet The GOP Senators Who Refused to Stand With Rand," March 7, 2013
  13. ↑ Politico "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
  14. ↑ Washington Post "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with ‘no’," March 7, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"
  18. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"
  19. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"
  20. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990"
  21. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1988"
  22. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986"
  23. ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for James M. Inhofe," Accessed April 22, 2013
  24. ↑ Open Secrets "Jim Inhofe 2008 Election Cycle," Accessed October 29, 2011
  25. ↑ GovTrack, "Jim Inhofe," Accessed April 17, 2013
  26. ↑ LegiStorm "Jim Inhofe"
  27. ↑ OpenSecrets.org "James M. Inhofe (R-Okla), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
  28. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Inhofe, (R-OK), 2010"
  29. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
  30. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  31. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party," Accessed October 24, 2011
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