Category: Sen. Jim Inhofe

Retiring GOP Senators Left Congress With $1.5 Billion in Earmarks in 2022 Spending Package

June 29, 2023
congressearmarksfederal spendingPoliticsSen. Jim InhofeSen. Richard ShelbySen. Roy BluntUS
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Three retiring Republican senators—Roy Blunt of Missouri, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Richard Shelby of Alabama—received more than $1.5 billion in earmarks contained in the Omnibus Spending Bill of 2022, according to a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog. The Republican trio’s pork barrel projects were among the 7,506 in the bill, worth a…

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Retiring GOP Senators Left Congress With $1.5 Billion in Earmarks for Their States

June 29, 2023
congressearmarksfederal spendingPoliticsSen. Jim InhofeSen. Richard ShelbySen. Roy BluntUS
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Three retiring Republican senators—Roy Blunt of Missouri, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Richard Shelby of Alabama—received more than $1.5 billion in earmarks for projects in their states as part of last year’s spending bill, according to a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog. The Republican trio’s pork barrel projects were among the more than…

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Rep. Mullin Wins Oklahoma Republican US Senate Primary Runoff

August 23, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsDonald TrumpPoliticsRep. Markwayne MullinSen. Jim InhofeT.W. ShannonUS
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TULSA, Okla.—Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) took another step toward replacing retiring Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe on Aug. 23 by defeating T.W. Shannon in Oklahoma’s GOP U.S. Senate election primary runoff. With 74 percent of the votes tallied at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, Mullin won with 66 percent compared to 34 percent for Shannon, according…

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Oklahoma’s GOP Senate Primary Runoff Likely to Determine Inhofe’s Successor

August 23, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsPoliticsRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsRep. Markwayne MullinSen James LankfordSen. Jim InhofeT.W. ShannonUS
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After advancing to a runoff by defeating 11 opponents in Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate special GOP election primary on June 28, U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin and former Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon will learn if they win the Republican nomination within hours. Oklahoma voters head to the polls on Aug. 23 for the GOP…

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Oklahoma Senate Primary Runoff Narrows A Crowded GOP Field

June 30, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsPoliticsRep. Markwayne MullinSen James LankfordSen. Jim InhofeT.W. ShannonUS
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After deciding among 13 candidates in the Oklahoma U.S. Senate special GOP election primary on June 28, voters will now choose between two. U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin received the most support with 43.6 percent and former Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon finished second at 17.5 percent, Decision Desk HQ reported. Since no one…

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