{"id":2291274,"date":"2024-07-09T15:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-republican-lawmaker-jim-inhofe-dies\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:06:52","slug":"longtime-republican-lawmaker-jim-inhofe-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-republican-lawmaker-jim-inhofe-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Republican Lawmaker Jim Inhofe Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Flongtime-republican-lawmaker-jim-inhofe-dies%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=2291274&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--><p>Former Senator James \u2063Inhofe of \u2063Oklahoma passed away at the age\u200c of 89 after suffering a \u200bstroke on July 4. He served in the U.S.\u200d Senate from 1994\u2063 until\u200b his retirement in 2023, \u200bmaking him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-watergate-baby-sen-leahy-81-likely-seeking-9th-term\/\" title=\"Last &#039;Watergate Baby&#039; Sen. Leahy, 81, Likely Seeking 9th Term\">longest-serving senator<\/a> in Oklahoma&#8217;s history.\u200b Inhofe \u200bwas known for his \u2064conservative views and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/near-death-experiences-a-look-back-at-famous-figures-whose-claims-drew-criticism\/\" title=\"\u2018Near-Death\u2019 Experiences: A Look Back At Famous Figures Whose Claims Drew Criticism\">long political career<\/a>, which included serving in various positions in\u2064 Oklahoma politics before being\u2063 elected to the U.S. \u200dSenate. He was also known for his skepticism of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">man-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">climate change<\/a><\/a> \u200cand his support for \u200bformer President Donald Trump. Inhofe\u2062 is survived by his\u200d wife, three\u2062 children, and \u200b12 \u200dgrandchildren. He will be remembered for his dedication to his constituents and his family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 9, 2024 at 11:45am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma died early Tuesday morning at age 89.<\/p>\n<p>He had suffered a stroke on July 4 and passed away five days later, surrounded by his wife and children, Oklahoma City ABC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/oklahoma-jim-inhofe-dies\/61544418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOCO-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe, a staunch conservative, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 and retired in 2023, making him the longest-serving senator in Sooner State history,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republican lawmaker was a fixture in Oklahoma politics for more than 50 years. He ran for public office 51 times, winning 48 of those races,\u201d KOCO reported.<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe, a U.S. Army veteran and former insurance executive, was first elected to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives in 1967 and then the State Senate in 1969, where he served until 1977, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/09\/us\/politics\/james-inhofe-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He then was elected three times to be mayor of Tulsa before winning a U.S. House seat in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>While in the U.S. Senate, Inhofe served as chairman or as Republican ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for many years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We pray for the family of Senator Jim Inhofe \u2014 an incredible leader and great man.<\/p>\n<p>May he rest in peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aVSsn8Eakc\">pic.twitter.com\/aVSsn8Eakc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateGOP\/status\/1810689657367150889?\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the death of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-arizona-governor-announces-replacement-john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John McCain<\/a> of Arizona in 2018, Inhofe became chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinas-fleet-outnumber-americas-even-biden-navys-plan-scrap-24-warships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe was an ally to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-elon-musk-meet-discuss-potential-white-house-role-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who nominated two people the senator backed to be Environmental Protection Agency administrators, first Scott Pruitt, a former Oklahoma attorney general, and then Pruitt\u2019s deputy Andrew Wheeler, who had served as Inhofe\u2019s chief of staff, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Sen Jim Inhofe passed away this morning. He was a devout Christian and family man. He was also devoted to his former staff who he considered his extended family\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4RpGgozoP\">pic.twitter.com\/c4RpGgozoP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Wheeler (@AndrewRWheeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewRWheeler\/status\/1810690613215478096?\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Inhofe did not believe in man-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/summer-heat-wave-expected-scorch-america-prepared-climate-change-nuts-will\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a> and in fact wrote a book about it in 2012 titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Greatest-Hoax-Warming-Conspiracy-Threatens\/dp\/1936488493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod\u2019s still up there,\u201d he said regarding climate change, and the \u201carrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe was an avid pilot and would campaign across Oklahoma flying himself to events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1991, he and three other pilots flew a Cessna around the world in 18 days to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Wiley Post\u2019s solo circumnavigation. He also claimed 11,000 hours of flying time,\u201d according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>In his senate farewell speech in November 2022, Inhofe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/oklahoma-inhofe-farewell-speech\/41985128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cI had the privilege of serving with many great titans for a fairly long period of time \u2014 some people thought maybe too long \u2014 and I had the privilege of serving with the people that I\u2019ve known very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YI6TDaYMKvs?si=xbch3GiACtKtxvdA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He shared that one of his rewarding experiences while in the senate was a weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/allegiance-not-trump-encourages-christians-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> meeting he would attend with fellow lawmakers originally organized during the Eisenhower administration by evangelist Douglas Coe, who died in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scripturally based, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A42&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acts 2:42<\/a>, we get together, eat together, pray together and fellowship together and talk about the precepts of Jesus together,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe closed, \u201cFinally, I want to say to the people of Oklahoma, I really thank \u2014 what you\u2019ve done for me all these years \u2014 thank you very much. I love you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe is survived by his wife, Kay, three children and 12 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma passed away at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke on July 4. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Inhofe was a long-serving conservative politician in Oklahoma, winning 48 out of 51 races he ran for public office. He served in various roles in Oklahoma politics before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994, where he served until his retirement in 2023. Inhofe was known for his skepticism of man-made climate change and his close relationship with former President Donald Trump. He was also an avid pilot and had a passion for flying. In his farewell speech, Inhofe expressed gratitude to the people of Oklahoma and his colleagues in the Senate. He is survived by his wife, three children, and 12 grandchildren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":2291275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inhofe-obituary.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7475,34391,3914,5922,3911],"class_list":["post-2291274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dies","tag-jim-inhofe","tag-lawmaker","tag-longtime","tag-republican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Inhofe-obituary.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}