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James Lankford
Born March 4, 1968 (57 years)
James Paul Lankford (born March 4, 1968) is an American Baptist minister and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
From 1996 to 2009, Lankford was president of the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, a youth camp operated by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. He is an ordained Southern Baptist minister. In 2010, Lankford ran for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. In the Republican primary, he defeated state representative Kevin Calvey in a runoff, and he defeated Democratic nominee Billy Coyle in the general election. Lankford was reelected in 2012; shortly thereafter, he was named chair of the House Republican Policy Committee.
In lieu of running for a third term in the House, Lankford announced he would run in the 2014 U.S. Senate special election following Senator Tom Coburn's planned resignation. He won the June 2014 primary with 57% of the vote, becoming the Republican nominee. Lankford won the special election with nearly 68% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Connie Johnson. He was reelected in 2016 with nearly 68% of the vote and in 2022 with 64% of the vote. Lankford became the state's senior senator in 2023, when Senator Jim Inhofe retired.
From 1996 to 2009, Lankford was president of the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, a youth camp operated by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. He is an ordained Southern Baptist minister. In 2010, Lankford ran for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. In the Republican primary, he defeated state representative Kevin Calvey in a runoff, and he defeated Democratic nominee Billy Coyle in the general election. Lankford was reelected in 2012; shortly thereafter, he was named chair of the House Republican Policy Committee.
In lieu of running for a third term in the House, Lankford announced he would run in the 2014 U.S. Senate special election following Senator Tom Coburn's planned resignation. He won the June 2014 primary with 57% of the vote, becoming the Republican nominee. Lankford won the special election with nearly 68% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Connie Johnson. He was reelected in 2016 with nearly 68% of the vote and in 2022 with 64% of the vote. Lankford became the state's senior senator in 2023, when Senator Jim Inhofe retired.
Filmography
| 2024 | Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 2023 | Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening · as Self - American Politician |
| 2020 | Rob Schmitt Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 2020 | Stinchfield (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Spicer & Co (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 2020 | Greg Kelly Reports (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Family (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Ingraham Angle (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Homeland Security Committee |
| 2017 | The Chris Salcedo Show (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator (r) |
| 2016 | The Tucker Carlson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 2015 | MTP Daily (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | New Day (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Lead with Jake Tapper (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Planet America (TV Series) · as Self - Us Republican Senator, Oklahoma |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Intelligence Committee |
| 2011 | Erin Burnett OutFront (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | State Of The Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self - Chairman, House Budget Committee |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | This Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 1996 | Your World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Homeland Security Committee |
| 1980 | CNN Special Report (TV Series) · as Self - Oklahoma Senator |
| 1954 | Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self - U.s. Senator, Oklahoma |