Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress
James M. Inhofe
Jim Inhofe was a Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, first elected to Congress in 1987, who voted with most Republicans on 87% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 4 bills that became law (113th–117th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 419 CONTRACT Act of 2021Dec 15, 2022 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 651.
- S. 5170 Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation ActDec 1, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S.Res. 700 A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma Sooners softball team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's College…Jun 23, 2022 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3150; text: CR S3168-3169)
- S. 4370 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2022Jun 9, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S. 3971 A bill to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of…May 25, 2022 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 880 (106th) Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief ActBecame law
- S. 260 (109th) Partners for Fish and Wildlife ActBecame law
- S. 1340 (109th) A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to extend the date after which surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become available…Became law
- S. 1869 (109th) Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005Became law
- S. 171 (110th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the "Mickey Mantle Post Office…Became law
- S. 1820 (109th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the `Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office'.Became law
- S. 944 (106th) A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.Became law
- S. 1790 (116th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Inhofe has won
Sen. Inhofe has won 4 U.S. House elections (1986–1992) and 6 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.3 to 39.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Oklahoma done while Sen. Inhofe served?
2005 to 2022 in Oklahoma: typical household income was up 7% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 0.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Oklahoma during Inhofe’s time representing it (1994 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Oklahoma begin in 2005, so 1994 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 32 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 32 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.