James Lankford (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Lankford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lankford was first elected to the Senate in the 2014 special election for the seat left vacant by the retirement of Tom Coburn (R).
Lankford was appointed to the Committee on Indian Affairs, the Committee on Intelligence (Select), the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs during the 115th Congress.
Lankford was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District from 2011 to 2015.
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Lankford is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.
Lankford was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned his B.S. from the University of Texas in 1990 and his M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Baptist Seminary in 1994. Before entering politics, Lankford was the director of Falls Creek Youth Camp from 1996 to 2009.
