Members of Congress / Tom Cole

Biographical Information

COLE, Tom, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., on April 28, 1949; graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1971; M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1974; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 1984; consultant; faculty, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.; faculty, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla.; staff, United States Representative Marvin (Mickey) Edwards of Oklahoma, 1982-1984; chair, Oklahoma state Republican party, 1985-1989; member of the Oklahoma state senate, 1988-1991; Oklahoma secretary of state, 1995-1999; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the two succeeding Congress (January 3, 2003-present). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Representative, Oklahoma (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Oklahoma (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Oklahoma (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.

Key Votes

See how Tom Cole voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Tom Cole has missed 58 votes (3.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Tom Cole has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 94.4% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Cole did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

Oklahoma, District 4 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

View Tom Cole's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.)

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
8/1/08	Vote 566: On Motion to Adjourn	No	No	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 565: H RES 1316: Honoring the Service of the Navy and Coast Guard Veterans Who Served on the Lst Amphibious Landing Craft During Wwii, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Global Operations Through 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 564: H RES 1008: Condemning the Persecution of Baha is in Iran	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 563: H R 6599: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, Fy 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 562: H R 6599: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, Fy 2009	No	No	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 561: H R 6599	Yes	Yes	No
8/1/08	Vote 560: H R 6599	No	No	No
8/1/08	Vote 559: H R 6599	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/1/08	Vote 558: H R 6599	Yes	Yes	No
7/31/08	Vote 557: H R 6633: Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 556: H R 1338: Paycheck Fairness Act	No	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 555: H R 1338: Paycheck Fairness Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/31/08	Vote 554: H R 1338	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 553: H R 1338	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 552: H R 1338	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 551: H R 1338	Yes	Yes	No
7/31/08	Vote 550: H RES 1384: Providing for Consideration of H. R. 6599, Military Consruction and Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations, Fy 2009	No	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 549: H RES 1384: Providing for Consideration of H. R. 6599, Military Consruction and Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations, Fy 2009	No	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 548: H RES 1388: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act	No	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 547: H RES 1388: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act	No	No	Yes

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