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Republican (1854-present)

James Lankford

Before his service in Congress, James served students and families for more than 20 years in ministry, including 15 years as the Director of Student Ministry for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and Director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp, the largest youth camp in the United States, with more than 51,000 individuals attending each summer.

James and his staff enjoy serving people from all backgrounds across Oklahoma. As Ranking Member of the Government Operations and Border Management  Subcommittee, which covers border security, management, and operations; regulatory reform; and the federal workforce. He demands we have a secure, more fiscally responsible, and transparent federal government, and our nation remains the world leader. He believes that the federal government has an important role in our nation, but empowered families, individual people, and private businesses grow our economy and pass down our values.

US/Iran Tensions

  • No one, including Senator Lankford, wants a war with Iran or with the millions of peaceful Iranian people.
  • Iran has become increasingly aggressive in the Middle East region and beyond over the past decade, and the ill-conceived Iran Nuclear Deal only emboldened Iran to affect the region somewhat “under the radar” and with little international impunity.
  • The US has worked to curtail Iran’s influence, and we remain committed to ensure Iran’s influence of terrorism and disruption is as minimal as possible.
  • As Iran increased its aggressive posture, General Soleimani played a key role in Iran’s aggression and was personally responsible for killing US military and allied forces in Iraq, including a US contractor recently.
  • President Trump sent multiple, clear signals that there would be consequences if General Soleimani and his Iranian Quds Force killed another US citizen and continued his pursuit of aggression in Iraq and the Middle East.
  • After years of targeting the US and our allies in terror attacks, on January 2, 2020, Iranian General and Quds Force leader Soleimani was killed by US forces in Iraq.
  • The Secretary of Defense indicated the US does not plan to remove US forces from Iraq, despite the Iraqi parliament voting to remove Americans from the country after the bombing that killed General Soleimani.
  • CLICK HERE to read Senator Lankford’s statement on the death of General Soleimani.
  • CLICK HERE to watch Senator Lankford’s interview with KOCO’s Maggie Carlo about the General’s death.
  • On Tuesday, January 7, Iranian missiles struck two Iraqi air bases that also housed American troops. The president told the American people on January 8th that no Americans were killed in the attacks.
  • Both the US Government and Tehran recognize that Iran was the source of the attack, and the attack appears to be in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Quds Force General Soleimani.
  • Senator Lankford said immediately following the attack, “Iran’s aggression against the US clearly indicates that they continue to want to do harm to Americans and our nation. I am monitoring the situation  tonight, and I pray for all the service women and men who are defending our nation.”
  • On Wednesday, January 8, President Trump provided remarks from the White House regarding the attack at Iraqi bases. CLICK HERE to read his remarks.
  • Following the President’s speech, Senator Lankford remarked, “I'm grateful there was no loss of life from the airstrike & our military was in a position to protect our troops on the ground. President Trump made it clear he does not want a war with Iran, but we are not going to allow the Iranians to take American lives.”
  • Senator Lankford plans to continue reviewing the relevant intelligence and continue to assess the ongoing threat from Iran (and its partner terrorist groups in other nations) about whether further diplomatic or national defense legislation may be needed to protect Americans at home and abroad as our military and national security personnel work to keep us safe.