James Lankford

Republican · OK · U.S. Senate

Bio

James Paul Lankford is an American Southern Baptist minister and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

R+0.79

Healthcare

R+0.77

Immigration & Border

R+0.72

Guns

R+1.00

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

R+1.00

Environment & Energy

R+0.84

Crime & Policing

R+0.56

Defense & Veterans

R+0.82

Economy & Labor

R+0.84

Foreign Policy & Trade

R+0.64

Civil Rights & Social

R+0.59

Education

R+0.76

Government & Democracy

R+0.74

Judicial & Executive Nominations

R+0.84

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.

Recent notable votes

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-11 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-11 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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