Inhofe served as senator from 1994 to 2023.
Former Republican Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, 89, passed away over the holiday weekend after a sudden illness.
Inhofe served as senator from 1994 to 2023 when he retired. Before that, he represented Oklahoma in the House from 1987 to 1994 and was mayor of Tulsa from 1978 to 1984. The 1994 contest matched Inhofe against fellow Congressman Dave McCurdy, a moderate Democrat who was said to have presidential aspirations.
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