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  • COLE, TOM
Experience: House: District 4, 2003-Present
Home State: Oklahoma
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,448,807Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Tom Cole
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Ellen; 1 Child: Mason
    Birth Date: 04/28/1949
    Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
    Home City: Moore, OK
    Religion: United Methodist

Education

    PhD, 19th Century British History, University of Oklahoma, 1984
    MA, British History, Yale University, 1974
    BA, History, Grinnell College, 1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2002-present
    Deputy Whip, Republican Conference
    Secretary of State, State of Oklahoma, 1995-1999
    Senator, Oklahoma State Senate, 1989-1991
    Chair, Oklahoma Republican Party, 1985-1989

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Budget, Member
    Joint Committee on the Library, Member
    Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Career & Technical Education Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans, present
    Member, Congressional History Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Swedish Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus, present
    Member, Conservative Opportunity Society, present
    Member, Depot Caucus, present
    Member, General Aviation Caucus, present
    Member, Invisible Wounds Caucus, present
    Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, present
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present
    Member, National Service Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Native American Caucus, present
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Pre-K Caucus, present
    Member, Pro-Life Caucus, present
    Member, Rare Earth Caucus, present
    Member, UAV Caucus, present
    Member, USO Caucus, present
    Former Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee
    Member, Republican Steering Committee

Professional Experience

    Former College Instructor, History and Politics
    Former Faculty, Oklahoma Baptist University
    Former District Director, Representative Mickey Edwards
    Former Faculty, University of Oklahoma
    Founding Partner/President, Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass and Associates, 1988-2002
    Chief of Staff, Republican National Committee, 1999-2000
    Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1991-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institute
    Member, Chickasaw Nation
    Member, Congressional Advisory Board, Aspen Institute
    Member, National Board, Fulbright Association
    Member, Moore Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Moore Public Schools Foundation for Excellence
    Member, Norman Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
    Member, Oklahoma Historical Society

Additional Information

Awards:

    Congressional Leadership Award, National Congress of American Indians, 2007;
    Five Freshmen to Watch, Roll Call;
    Inductee, Chickasaw Hall of Fame, 2004
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 127
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/11/2015 H.Res.560 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 644) to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2250) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 12/11/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/03/2015 H.R.412 To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 12/03/2015 Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 114-362, Part I.  (All Actions)
11/17/2015 H.Res.526 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1737) to nullify certain guidance of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and to provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau with respect to indirect auto lending; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 511) to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act; and for other purposes. 11/17/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/28/2015 H.Res.495 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1314) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations. 10/28/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/30/2015 H.Res.448 Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 719, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 719) to require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, and for other purposes. 09/30/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
08/04/2015 H.R.3137 To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. 08/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/10/2015 H.R.3020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 07/10/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 145.  (All Actions)
05/18/2015 H.R.2397 Tornado Family Safety Act of 2015 05/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.2058 FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/02/2015 H.R.249 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes. 03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/12/2015 H.Res.101 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 644) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 636) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes. 02/12/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.Res.776 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 83) to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and for other purposes. 12/11/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/16/2014 H.Res.722 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 124) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. 09/16/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.Res.700 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 08/01/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/31/2014 H.Res.696 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5230) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5272) to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5021) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 07/31/2014 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 220 - 205 (Roll no. 472).  (All Actions)
07/24/2014 H.Res.680 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3393) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4935) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax credit. 07/24/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/10/2014 H.Res.661 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5016) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4718) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. 07/10/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/26/2014 H.R.4908 Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act 06/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/19/2014 H.R.4487 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 06/19/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4214 Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
Total: 1865
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2860 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit American Indian tribal councils to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of Social Security to obtain social security coverage for services performed by tribal council members.
06/08/2017 H.R.2662 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2545 To reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2320 Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2290 Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2106 Partner with Korea Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2097 ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/26/2017 H.R.2166 ASAP Act
04/26/2017 H.Res.281 Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".
04/24/2017 H.R.1945 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act
04/24/2017 H.R.1944 To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
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