James Lankford Official Bio

James Lankford

James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, Lankford has represented the state of Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Prior to his Senate service, he represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
James Lankford has 809 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2011 House Proceeding as a Republican Representative for Oklahoma's 5th district. The year with the most videos was 2021 with 102 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2017 with an average of 10,547 views per program. Most appearances with John Cornyn (23), Ted Cruz (21), John A. Barrasso M.D. (20). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Immigration, Republican Party.

Appearances by Title:January 6, 2015 - Present U.S. Senator, R-OK View Map


Videos: 591

Previously

U.S. Representative, R-OK 5th January 5, 2011 - January 2, 2015 Videos: 212 U.S. Representative Candidate,
R-5 c. January 1, 2010 - c. November 2, 2010 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate voted 91-7 to begin debate on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Adriana Kugler’s nomination to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Members also confirmed…

  • Homeland Security Department Officials Testify on Asylum and Border Security

    Homeland Security Department Officials Testify on Asylum and Border Security

    Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The House passed its…

  • Senate Hearing on Organ Donation and Transplants

    Senate Hearing on Organ Donation and Transplants

    Transplant recipients and organ procurement professionals testified on the effectiveness of the organ transplant system…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed Natasha Merle’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Eastern New York, and members voted to…

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Appearance Stats

Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 13
    • Total Time Speaking: 3 hours
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

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