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James Lankford
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OK
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), OK current
Oklahoma |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Oklahoma
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), OK
Oklahoma |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), OK
Oklahoma |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Oklahoma
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OK-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OK-5
Oklahoma |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OK-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OK-5
Oklahoma |
Republican | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.590, social dim. 0.150. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… | Nay | Jan 8, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 86 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy | Yea | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | Yea | Jan 6, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense | Yea | Jan 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532 | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Joint Resolution Defeated | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412 | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3385 — Lower Health Care Costs Act | Nay | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3386 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. | Yea | Dec 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Dec 10, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,130,744. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 238 of 1000 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 67 | $241,297 | 21% |
| Corporate PAC | 27 | $173,627 | 15% |
| Small-dollar | 144 | $9,000 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 762 | $706,819 | 63% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,000 | SEA ISLAND COMPANY | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | Sep 19, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,871 | MIDFIRST BANK | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | May 3, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | MANDELBLATT, ERIC | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | ROWAN, MARC J. | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | MANDELBLATT, DANIELLE | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | KANADY, CHRISTIAN | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Jun 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | SAMPLES, RYAN | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Aug 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | Aug 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | WINRED | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | Jun 20, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | ROWAN, CAROLYN | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | MASSEY, GREGORY LEWIS | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Aug 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Corporate PAC | Jul 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | KAY, ALISON | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Jun 20, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | ARMSTRONG, SINCLAIR WALKER JR. | FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD | Big donor | Aug 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
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