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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 127

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/29/2012	H.R.6065	To make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act.	06/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
06/21/2012	H.R.5883	To make a technical correction in Public Law 112-108.	06/21/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-135. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/19/2012	H.R.5963	Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2012	06/19/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/31/2012	H.R.5862	Relating to members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah).	05/31/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
05/15/2012	H.R.1423	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the "Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office".	05/15/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-108. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.R.1599	Indian Country Economic Development Act	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
07/12/2011	H.R.1291	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.	07/12/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
06/20/2011	H.R.1906	Fairness in Federal Contracting Act of 2011	06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions)
05/12/2011	H.Res.209	Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.	05/12/2011 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 37. (All Actions)
05/12/2011	H.Res.208	Directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Defense, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.	05/12/2011 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 38. (All Actions)
03/01/2011	H.R.359	To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.	03/01/2011 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (All Actions)
02/18/2011	H.R.536	Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2011	02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/14/2011	H.R.455	10th Amendment Regulatory Reform Act	02/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
10/20/2010	H.Res.1683	Recognizing the Department of Defense for its work in identifying the dangers of tinnitus, or the perception of sound where no external source of such sound exists, for members of the Armed Forces subjected to blast injuries and high-decibel equipment.	10/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6288	Restoring Our Local Economies Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6287	Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6286	Free Speech and Citizen Fairness Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
07/26/2010	H.R.4946	10th Amendment Regulatory Reform Act	07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
06/18/2010	H.R.5203	Tinnitus Research for Military Health Improvement Act	06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/04/2009	H.R.3697	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.	11/04/2009 Committee Hearings Held. (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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