Senator James Inhofe

Senior Senator from Oklahoma, Republican

Top Industries
#IndustryYr AmountCareer Amount
1Oil & Gas$390,500$1,693,521
2Retired$232,025$860,946
3Leadership PACs$214,079$740,452
4Electric Utilities$132,500$567,467
5Lobbyists$126,906$457,502
6Defense Aerospace$117,000$351,350
7Lawyers/Law Firms$105,850$447,962
8Mining$99,125$317,475
9Real Estate$84,485$331,514
10Commercial Banks$77,657$340,159
43Telephone Utilities$18,350$18,350
46Telecom Services & Equipment$14,000$14,000
Top Donors 2014
#DonorYr AmountCareer Amount
1Boeing Co$22,600$45,660
2Devon Energy$21,750$50,450
3Murray Energy$19,850$86,750
4General Dynamics$19,000$19,000
5Robison International$15,300$15,300
6Love's Travel Stops$15,300$15,300
7Koch Industries$15,200$101,150
8Union Pacific Corp$15,000$55,000
9Honeywell International$15,000$15,000
10Berkshire Hathaway$14,250$14,250

Bio Information


INHOFE, James Mountain, (1934 - ) Senate Years of Service: 1994- Party: Republican INHOFE, James Mountain, a Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Des Moines, Iowa, November 17, 1934; attended public schools in Tulsa, Okla.; B.A., University of Tulsa 1973; served in the U.S. Army 1957-1958; president, Quaker Life Insurance Company; member, Oklahoma State house of representatives 1967-1969; State senate 1969-1977; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Oklahoma 1974, and for the U. S. House of Representatives 1976; mayor of Tulsa 1978-1984; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1987, to November 15, 1994, when he resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate in the November 8, 1994, special election to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of David L. Boren; took the oath of office on November 17, 1994; elected for a full term in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Committee on Environment and Public Works (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).

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