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Tom Cole

Republican U.S. House • Oklahoma 04 · Oklahoma 04
State
Oklahoma
Phone
(202) 225-6165
Salary
$174,000/year
Tenure
23 years, 5 months
3703
Recorded Votes
179
Became Law
12
Bills Sponsored
Call Office All Representatives
Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot
Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (65.2%, +36.9pt) Terms served: 12 Term length: 2 years

Tom Cole is a Republican Representative representing Oklahoma's 4th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 12th term, they have cast 3703 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 12 bills. They won their 2024 election with 65.2% of the vote, a 36.9-point margin. Their office has spent $347,422 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.

3703 Votes 179 Laws 12 Bills Sponsored 65.2% 2024 Win 12 Terms 2026 Re-election
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119-hres1345 2026-06-08 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Committee Yea
119-hres1333 2026-06-03 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.

Committee Yea

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