Tom Cole
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Oklahoma's 4th District (since 2003)
- Occupation
- Member of Congress
- Lives in
- Moore
Background
- Has represented Oklahoma's 4th District in the U.S. House since 2003; chairs the House Appropriations Committee. source: news9.com
- Served as Oklahoma Secretary of State (1995-1999) and in the Oklahoma State Senate (1989-1991). source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Chaired the Oklahoma Republican Party (1985-1989) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (2006-2008); RNC chief of staff 1999-2001. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- B.A. from Grinnell College, M.A. from Yale University and Ph.D. in British history from the University of Oklahoma. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Former faculty member at Oklahoma Baptist University; founding partner of the consulting firm Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass and Associates (1988-2002). source: justfacts.votesmart.org
In their own words
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- Strong national defense source: tomcoleforcongress.com
- Protecting taxpayers; debt and spending source: tomcoleforcongress.com
- Promoting small businesses and growing the economy source: tomcoleforcongress.com
- Securing the border source: tomcoleforcongress.com
- American energy independence source: tomcoleforcongress.com
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