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About Tom Cole
Currently serving in his fifth term, Tom Cole was elected to Congress in 2002. Identified by Time Magazine as "one of the sharpest minds in the House", Cole is an advocate for a strong national defense, a tireless advocate for taxpayers and small businesses, and a leader on issues dealing with Native Americans and tribal governments. Cole was named as one of "Five Freshmen to Watch" by Roll Call at the outset of his congressional career.
Since 2009 Cole has served on the House Appropriations Committee and has been assigned to the Subcommittees on Defense, Foreign Operations, and Interior. In 2011, Cole was appointed to the House Budget Committee. Previously, he served on the Armed Services, Natural Resources, Rules, and Education and Workforce committees as well as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. In addition, Congressman Cole serves as a Deputy Whip for the Republican Conference and is a member of the Republican Steering Committee.
Tom Cole has a significant background of service to his home state of Oklahoma. He has served as the State Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party, District Director to former Congressman Mickey Edwards, a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, and as Oklahoma's Secretary of State. In this capacity he served as former Governor Frank Keating's chief legislative strategist and liaison to the state's federal delegation. Keating tapped Cole to lead Oklahoma's successful effort to secure federal funds to assist in the rebuilding of Oklahoma City in the wake of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19th, 1995.
Cole is widely regarded as one of the GOP's top political strategists. He served as Executive Director of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the 1992 cycle. He also served as the Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee during the historic 2000 cycle in which Republicans won the Presidency, the Senate and the House for the first time in 48 years. In the 2008 cycle, Cole served as Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Cole is a founding partner and past president of Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates, a nationally recognized survey research firm based in Oklahoma City. The firm has been named one of the top twenty in its field and has dozens of past and current clients scattered across the country.
A former college instructor in history and politics, Cole holds a B.A. from Grinnell College, an M.A. from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Cole has been a Thomas Watson Fellow and a Fulbright Fellow at the University of London. He currently serves on the national Board of the Fulbright Association.
Tom Cole is a fifth generation Oklahoman and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation. He is currently the only Native American serving in Congress. He was awarded the Congressional Leadership award by the National Congress of American Indians in 2007 and was inducted in the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2004. Cole's late mother, Helen, is also a member of the Chickasaw Hall of Fame and served as a state representative, state senator and Mayor of Moore in her native state of Oklahoma. Cole's late father, John, served twenty years in the United States Air Force and worked an additional two decades as a civilian federal employee at Tinker Air Force Base. Tom and his wife Ellen, have one son, Mason, and reside in Moore, Oklahoma.
Issues
Jobs
I am committed to advancing policies that will allow the private sector to flourish. I believe the best way for the government to create jobs is to get out of the way and let American ingenuity and entrepreneurship thrive.
Defense
I strongly support our servicemen and women and believe in a strong national defense. It is simply wrong to ask our young people to fight a battle without giving them the tools, training and equipment they need to be successful.
Health Care
Our country's health care system needs reform. As your Representative I will fight for patient centered improvements that reduce cost, allow flexibility, and protect America's most vulnerable citizens.
Obamacare
I oppose the so-called Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, and believe the Supreme Court should find this law and its mandates on our citizens to be unconstitutional.
Immigration
America is a land of immigrants, and we are also a nation of laws. Those laws must be enforced in order to secure our borders and stop the flood of illegal immigration.
Taxes
I support the simplification of our nation's tax code and common sense proposals to make tax collection fair and efficient for America's workers. I support making the Bush tax cuts permanent.
Debt
Our national debt is unsustainable. Families have to live within a budget and Congress should too. I am fighting to root out wasteful, duplicative, and unnecessary spending and return us to balanced budgets.
Energy
I support developing all of our nation's energy resources and becoming energy independent while reducing dependence on foreign oil. I support the Keystone XL Pipeline and increased production of oil and natural gas.
Native Americans
As the only Native American in Congress I will endeavor to protect the precept of tribal sovereignty and work to honor our nation's commitments to its first citizens.
Agriculture
I am proud to work side by side with leaders from Oklahoma and around the country to continue our nation's great heritage of farming an abundant and sustainable food supply for domestic use and export abroad.
Spending
Every year, I have voted for the lowest proposed budget and will continue to fight to get government spending under control. Not only does increased spending increase our debt and burden our economy, but far too often it is used to grow government.
Social Security
Millions of America’s seniors depend on Social Security and many more retire each day. I will continue to work tirelessly to keep the system solvent for those that depend on it now and for future generations to come.
Veterans’ Affairs
No one has given more to America than our veterans. I will work to ensure that their sacrifice and service is honored by keeping whole the commitments we have promised them.
Regulations
Far too often, there is a disconnect between federal bureaucrats and the real world, leading to job-stifling regulations that provide little, if any, benefit to Americans. I will remain vigilant in exercising congressional oversight of agencies that promulgate regulations.
Traditional Values
We must remember that our nation was founded on a belief in certain truths. Among these is that our rights are "endowed by our Creator." As we move forward as a nation, we must never forget this fact. I support keeping "In God We Trust" on our currency, the free exercise of religion, protecting the lives of the unborn, and promoting traditional marriage.
Gun Owner Rights
The Second Amendment is very clear. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. I am a strong-protector of these rights and have led an effort "Defend the 2nd Amendment" designed to be a voice telling President Obama that the people will not sit idly why his administration seeks to erode this fundamental right.
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Tom Cole Wins Primary
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Tom Cole Announces Re-election Bid
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Norman, OK – In a continued effort to bring conservative, common sense values to Washington D.C., Congressman Tom Cole today announced his bid to seek re-election as the Representative of Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District. ..
The Norman Transcript Endorses Tom Cole
Saturday, July 24, 2010
From The Norman Transcript...
Our choice: Cole, Tinsley in Republican vote Tuesday
NORMAN — Oklahoma voters on Tuesday are faced with narrowing the field of candidates who will be on their November ballots. There are two local races that will be decided Tuesday since no Democrats filed for them. ..
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole to seek fifth term in Congress
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
From The Oklahoman...
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, says he wants to continue to fight for smaller and less intrusive government.
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole said Tuesday he is seeking a fifth term to fight against the spiraling national debt and out-of-control spending in Washington, which he called one of the pre-eminent problems facing the country. ..
Cole Leads Charge Against Government Expansion
Sunday, May 09, 2010
The McCarville Report Online
BY MIKE MCCARVILLE
Published May 9, 2010 ..
Cole introduces bill on states’ rights
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Norman Transcript
March 28, 2010 ..
News 9 Covers Congressman Tom Cole's December Chickasha Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Congressman Tom Cole Talks with Fox Business about the Democrat Government Healthcare Takeover
Monday, December 14, 2009
About The District
The 4th Congressional District of Oklahoma is comprised of 15 counties: Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Love, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc, Stephens, and Tillman; as well as a small portion of Oklahoma County and Canadian County.
The largest employers in the district include Fort Sill Army Post, Goodyear, Tinker Air Force Base and the University of Oklahoma. Numerous agricultural and oil and gas businesses call the 4th district home. Additionally, countless small business and entrepreneurs work daily to make the 4th district a vibrant and innovative economy.
As the only tribal enrolled Native American currently serving in Congress, I am proud to come from a state that is rich in its Indian heritage. Oklahoma is home to a total of 38 sovereign Indian Tribes. Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District, in particular, is home to 11 distinct tribes: Absentee Shawnee, Apache, Caddo, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Chickasaw, Citizen Potawatomi, Comanche, Delaware, Fort Sill Apache, Kiowa, and Wichita.
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