{"id":1338826,"date":"2022-02-24T17:52:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1338826"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:53:11","slug":"republican-sen-jim-inhofe-to-announce-retirement-in-coming-days-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-sen-jim-inhofe-to-announce-retirement-in-coming-days-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe To Announce Retirement In Coming Days: REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-sen-jim-inhofe-to-announce-retirement-in-coming-days-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1338826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Republican Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe will reportedly announce his retirement from the Senate before March, which could cause a special election for someone to take the seat in November.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say Inhofe, 87, will be retiring in the coming days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/inhofe-to-retire-from-senate-teeing-up-special-election-in-oklahoma-00011534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Politico. His retirement would likely cause a competitive special election in the largely red state. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/13\/jim-inhofe-enironmental-protection-agency-radhika-fox-epa-behave-talk-to-your-daddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inhofe<\/a> is reportedly expected to announce his retirement Monday, but will serve until the end of the current Congress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7380120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7380120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) participates in a mock swearing-in for the 117th Congress with Vice President Mike Pence, as his wife Kay Inhofe holds a bible, in the Old Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol Building January 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Oklahoma <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/08\/08\/inhofe-propose-bill-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican<\/a> was elected to the Senate in 1994 and has served as the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was elected in 2020 for another six-year term, but in December told reporters that his wife has been sick, according to Politico. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/01\/16\/inhofe-march-for-life-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Jim Inhofe Rails Against Abortion With Bible Verses Ahead Of March For Life)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Inhofe does retire, there are reportedly a number of Republicans who are being looked at as potential candidates. Politico reported that Republican Oklahoma Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/07\/oklahoma-school-choice-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Stitt<\/a>, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, former Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon, and a few others would consider running for the seat.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller contacted Inhofe\u2019s office about the reports, but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Oklahoma Sen. 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