James Inhofe dead: Former longtime GOP Oklahoma senator dies at 89

Published July 9, 2024 10:49am ET



Former Republican Sen. James Inhofe, the longest-serving senator from Oklahoma, has died. He was 89.

Inhofe served roughly 28 years in the Senate from 1994-2023. But his decades-long political career began in his early 30s at the state level in 1966, which included time as a state representative and senator, mayor of Tulsa, and U.S. representative.

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