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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine
| office=13th Administrator of the<br> [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
| president=[[Donald Trump]]
| term_start=April 23, 2018
| term_end=January 20, 2021
| preceded=Charles Bolden
| succeeded=[[Bill Nelson]]
| office2=[[United States Representative]] for<br> [[Oklahoma]]'s 1st congressional district
| term_start2=January 3, 2013
| term_end2=April 23, 2018
| preceded2=John A. Sullivan
| succeeded2=[[Kevin Hern]]
| birth_date=June 15, 1975
| birth_place=[[Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Michelle Ivory (married 2004)
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=[[Rice University]] (Bachelor of Arts)<br>[[Cornell University]] (MBA)
| branch=[[United States Navy]]<br> [[United States Air Force]]
| serviceyears=1998–2007 (Active)<br>2010–2015 (Reserve)<br>2015–present (Air National Guard)
| rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]] (Active and Reserve)<br>[[Major]] (Air National Guard)
| unit=Oklahoma Air National Guard
| battles=[[Afghanistan]] Campaign
| awards=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal<br>Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]] <br>
Navy Unit Commendation]]<br>
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal<br>
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal<br>National Defense Service Medal<br>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal<br Sea Service Deployment Ribbon<br>
Expert Pistol Medal]]
}}
'''James Frederick Bridenstine''' (born June 15, 1975) is the 13th and former administrator of the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]. He is also a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Oklahoma]]'s 1st congressional district]], based in [[Tulsa]]. He served in Congress from January 3, 2013, to April 23, 2018, when he resigned to become the NASA administrator. Bridenstine currently works in several capacities in the private sector.
He was initially nominated by then [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] on September 1, 2017, but [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] blocked his nomination until he was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 19, 2018, by a party-line vote of 50 to 49. He was opposed by [[liberal]] Senator [[Bill Nelson]] of [[Florida]], a former astronaut whom Bridenstine subsequently recommended to President [[Joe Biden]] as his successor.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 19, 2021|title=President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Bill Nelson for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/19/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-bill-nelson-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration/|accessdate=March 19, 2021|publisher=The [[White House]]}}</ref>
While in Congress, Bridenstine served on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He was the first elected official to be appointed NASA administrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419215047/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/science/jim-bridenstine-nasa.html|title=Trump's NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote|author=Kenneth Chang|date=April 19, 2018|accessdate=January 19, 2022|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''}}</ref>
Bridenstine was born in Ann Arbor, [[Michigan]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001283|title=Jim Bridenstine|website = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher = [[United States Congress]]|accessdate=February 11, 2022}}</ref> He grew up in Arlington, [[Texas]], the son of an elementary school teacher and an accountant. He is an [[Eagle Scout]]<ref name=bio/>
His family moved to [[Tulsa]], Oklahoma, during his junior year of high school, and during his senior year he was captain of the Jenks High School swim team and Oklahoma Swimmer of the Year;<ref>{{cite web|author=Holly Wall|date=October 31, 2012|title=Rocket to the Moon|url=https://thislandpress.com/2012/10/31/rocket-to-the-moon/|accessdate=November 11, 2020|website=This Land}}</ref> as of mid-2016, was one of a team of four that held the Oklahoma state record in the 200-meter freestyle relay for age group 17–18.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 9, 2016|title=Oklahoma Swimming Records|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507065653/https://www.teamunify.com/czokslsc/UserFiles/File/Records%2017-18(1).pdf|accessdate=May 2, 2016|publisher=teamunify.com|page=6}}</ref>
| name=James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine
| office=13th Administrator of the<br> [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
| president=[[Donald Trump]]
| term_start=April 23, 2018
| term_end=January 20, 2021
| preceded=Charles Bolden
| succeeded=[[Bill Nelson]]
| office2=[[United States Representative]] for<br> [[Oklahoma]]'s 1st congressional district
| term_start2=January 3, 2013
| term_end2=April 23, 2018
| preceded2=John A. Sullivan
| succeeded2=[[Kevin Hern]]
| birth_date=June 15, 1975
| birth_place=[[Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Michelle Ivory (married 2004)
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=[[Rice University]] (Bachelor of Arts)<br>[[Cornell University]] (MBA)
| branch=[[United States Navy]]<br> [[United States Air Force]]
| serviceyears=1998–2007 (Active)<br>2010–2015 (Reserve)<br>2015–present (Air National Guard)
| rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]] (Active and Reserve)<br>[[Major]] (Air National Guard)
| unit=Oklahoma Air National Guard
| battles=[[Afghanistan]] Campaign
| awards=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal<br>Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]] <br>
Navy Unit Commendation]]<br>
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal<br>
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal<br>National Defense Service Medal<br>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal<br Sea Service Deployment Ribbon<br>
Expert Pistol Medal]]
}}
'''James Frederick Bridenstine''' (born June 15, 1975) is the 13th and former administrator of the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]. He is also a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Oklahoma]]'s 1st congressional district]], based in [[Tulsa]]. He served in Congress from January 3, 2013, to April 23, 2018, when he resigned to become the NASA administrator. Bridenstine currently works in several capacities in the private sector.
He was initially nominated by then [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] on September 1, 2017, but [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] blocked his nomination until he was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 19, 2018, by a party-line vote of 50 to 49. He was opposed by [[liberal]] Senator [[Bill Nelson]] of [[Florida]], a former astronaut whom Bridenstine subsequently recommended to President [[Joe Biden]] as his successor.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 19, 2021|title=President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Bill Nelson for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/19/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-bill-nelson-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration/|accessdate=March 19, 2021|publisher=The [[White House]]}}</ref>
While in Congress, Bridenstine served on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He was the first elected official to be appointed NASA administrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419215047/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/science/jim-bridenstine-nasa.html|title=Trump's NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote|author=Kenneth Chang|date=April 19, 2018|accessdate=January 19, 2022|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''}}</ref>
Bridenstine was born in Ann Arbor, [[Michigan]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001283|title=Jim Bridenstine|website = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher = [[United States Congress]]|accessdate=February 11, 2022}}</ref> He grew up in Arlington, [[Texas]], the son of an elementary school teacher and an accountant. He is an [[Eagle Scout]]<ref name=bio/>
His family moved to [[Tulsa]], Oklahoma, during his junior year of high school, and during his senior year he was captain of the Jenks High School swim team and Oklahoma Swimmer of the Year;<ref>{{cite web|author=Holly Wall|date=October 31, 2012|title=Rocket to the Moon|url=https://thislandpress.com/2012/10/31/rocket-to-the-moon/|accessdate=November 11, 2020|website=This Land}}</ref> as of mid-2016, was one of a team of four that held the Oklahoma state record in the 200-meter freestyle relay for age group 17–18.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 9, 2016|title=Oklahoma Swimming Records|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507065653/https://www.teamunify.com/czokslsc/UserFiles/File/Records%2017-18(1).pdf|accessdate=May 2, 2016|publisher=teamunify.com|page=6}}</ref>