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James M. Inhofe

Former

Republican · OK · U.S. Senate

No longer in office — profile reflects their service in the 114th–119th Congresses (2015–present).

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.72
Healthcare
R+0.55
Immigration & Border
R+1.00
Guns
R+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+1.00
Environment & Energy
R+0.68
Crime & Policing
R+0.48
Defense & Veterans
R+0.68
Economy & Labor
R+0.73
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.37
Civil Rights & Social
R+0.53
Education
R+0.61
Government & Democracy
R+0.69
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+0.79

Each issue runs left right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

How they score against the parties

James M. Inhofe's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.

On the political map

James M. Inhofe (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Inhofe's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Franklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
2022-12-22 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
2022-12-22 · Bill Defeated · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Franklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
2022-12-22 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
2022-12-22 · Bill Defeated · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation
2022-12-21 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
2022-12-21 · Nomination Confirmed · Defense & Veterans, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation
2022-12-21 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
2022-12-21 · Nomination Confirmed · Defense & Veterans, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for a term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law
2022-12-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
2022-12-15 · Cloture Motion Rejected · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)".
2022-12-14 · Joint Resolution Defeated · Education
NAY
Francisco O. Mora, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador
2022-12-14 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

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