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  • COLE, TOM
Experience: House: District 4, 2003-Present
Home State: Oklahoma
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,448,807Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Tom Cole
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Ellen; 1 Child: Mason
    Birth Date: 04/28/1949
    Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
    Home City: Moore, OK
    Religion: United Methodist

Education

    PhD, 19th Century British History, University of Oklahoma, 1984
    MA, British History, Yale University, 1974
    BA, History, Grinnell College, 1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2002-present
    Deputy Whip, Republican Conference
    Secretary of State, State of Oklahoma, 1995-1999
    Senator, Oklahoma State Senate, 1989-1991
    Chair, Oklahoma Republican Party, 1985-1989

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Budget, Member
    Joint Committee on the Library, Member
    Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Career & Technical Education Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans, present
    Member, Congressional History Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Swedish Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus, present
    Member, Conservative Opportunity Society, present
    Member, Depot Caucus, present
    Member, General Aviation Caucus, present
    Member, Invisible Wounds Caucus, present
    Member, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, present
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present
    Member, National Service Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Native American Caucus, present
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Pre-K Caucus, present
    Member, Pro-Life Caucus, present
    Member, Rare Earth Caucus, present
    Member, UAV Caucus, present
    Member, USO Caucus, present
    Former Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee
    Member, Republican Steering Committee

Professional Experience

    Former College Instructor, History and Politics
    Former Faculty, Oklahoma Baptist University
    Former District Director, Representative Mickey Edwards
    Former Faculty, University of Oklahoma
    Founding Partner/President, Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass and Associates, 1988-2002
    Chief of Staff, Republican National Committee, 1999-2000
    Executive Director, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1991-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institute
    Member, Chickasaw Nation
    Member, Congressional Advisory Board, Aspen Institute
    Member, National Board, Fulbright Association
    Member, Moore Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Moore Public Schools Foundation for Excellence
    Member, Norman Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
    Member, Oklahoma Historical Society

Additional Information

Awards:

    Congressional Leadership Award, National Congress of American Indians, 2007;
    Five Freshmen to Watch, Roll Call;
    Inductee, Chickasaw Hall of Fame, 2004
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 127
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.Res.379 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2372) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the rules relating to veteran health insurance and eligibility for the premium tax credit, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2579) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA continuation coverage. 06/12/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 56.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.Res.305 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 244) to encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes. 05/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.132 Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 03/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1369 Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2017 03/20/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.1136 FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.Res.99 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 428) to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. 02/14/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.131 To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.130 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/09/2017 H.R.990 To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense civilian positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are designated as a center for industrial and technical excellence, and for other purposes. 02/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/09/2017 H.R.989 To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. 02/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.133 To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. 02/07/2017 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 H.Res.74 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 36) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 02/02/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.Con.Res.2 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.1219 Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016 12/08/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.Res.901 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 09/28/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/22/2016 H.R.5926 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 07/22/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.Res.751 Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 05/26/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/18/2016 H.Res.736 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4974) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 05/18/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/11/2016 H.Con.Res.106 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces 01/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/17/2015 H.Res.566 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and for other purposes. 12/17/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1865
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/21/2017 H.R.1494 PACT Act
03/21/2017 H.R.1259 VA Accountability First Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/20/2017 H.R.1635 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1594 To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes.
03/17/2017 H.R.1334 ALERTED Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1315 RFS Reform Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/16/2017 H.R.1582 Duty First Act
03/16/2017 H.Res.202 Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
03/15/2017 H.R.1550 Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017
03/15/2017 H.R.1528 Native American Indian Education Act
03/02/2017 H.R.1171 ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017
03/02/2017 H.R.1156 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
03/01/2017 H.R.1148 FAST Act of 2017
03/15/2017 H.J.Res.89 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
03/07/2017 H.R.428 Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Passed Yea
03/06/2017 H.R.1059 Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
03/03/2017 H.R.1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
03/02/2017 H.R.1317 Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act
02/28/2017 H.J.Res.40 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. Passed Aye
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