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{{Officeholder/senator

{{Officeholder/senator

|state=Oklahoma

|state=Oklahoma

|terms=November 17, 1994 – Present

|terms=November 17, 1994 – present

|preceded=David Boren

|preceded=David Boren

|former=n

|status=s

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{{Officeholder/representative

{{Officeholder/representative

|state=Oklahoma

|state=Oklahoma

|terms=January 6, 1987 – November 17, 1994

|terms=January 6, 1987 – November 17, 1994

|preceded= James Robert Jones  

|preceded= James Robert Jones  

|former=n

|former=y

|succeeded=Steve Largent  

|succeeded=Steve Largent  

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'''James Inhofe''', born November 17, 1934 (age {{age|1934|11|17}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from the state of [[Oklahoma]]. Inhofe first served in a major public office as Mayor of Tulsa from 1978 to 1984, modernizing the city's infrastructure withoout raising taxes and leading the charge to develop the Arkansas River through a series of low-water dams that boosted economic growth for the city.<ref>https://www.cityoftulsa.org/our-city/elected-officials/office-of-the-mayor/gallery-of-mayors.aspx</ref> After former Senator [[David Boren]] resigned to take the presidency of the [[University of Oklahoma]] in 1994, Inhofe ran and won the senatorial election and served out the two remaining years. He was re-elected in 1996 and again in 2002. He served as the chairman of the Senate's Committee on the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Armed Services Committee until 2007.<ref name="uscc">http://www.uscc.gov/bios/2005bios/05_07_21_22/inhofe_james.htm</ref>  

'''James Inhofe''', born November 17, 1934 (age {{age|1934|11|17}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States]] Senator from the state of [[Oklahoma]]. Inhofe first served in a major public office as Mayor of Tulsa from 1978 to 1984, modernizing the city's infrastructure withoout raising taxes and leading the charge to develop the Arkansas River through a series of low-water dams that boosted economic growth for the city.<ref>https://www.cityoftulsa.org/our-city/elected-officials/office-of-the-mayor/gallery-of-mayors.aspx</ref> After former Senator [[David Boren]] resigned to take the presidency of the [[University of Oklahoma]] in 1994, Inhofe ran and won the senatorial election and served out the two remaining years. He was re-elected in 1996 and again in 2002. He served as the chairman of the Senate's Committee on the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Armed Services Committee until 2007.<ref name="uscc">http://www.uscc.gov/bios/2005bios/05_07_21_22/inhofe_james.htm</ref>