A lifelong Republican, Mr. Inhofe served 28 years in the Senate and was the oldest and longest serving senator from the Sooner State.
Former Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma and former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, died on July 9 at the age of 89.
“Former Sen. Jim Inhofe passed away this morning,” Mr. Wheeler wrote. “He was a devout Christian and family man. He was also devoted to his former staff, who he considered his extended family.”
In 1991, Mr. Inhofe tested his pilot skills by flying around the world to retrace a route taken 60 years earlier by pilot Wiley Post.
Before being elected to the Senate in 1994, Mr. Inhofe served in the House of Representatives for eight years after serving as mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s second-largest city.
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He retired from the Senate in 2023 at age 88, after serving 28 years, citing long-term side effects from COVID-19.
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) honored Mr. Inhofe in a statement on July 9, saying that he is keeping the late senator’s family in his prayers.
“Senator Jim Inhofe was a dear friend and mentor, a titan in Oklahoma, and a highly effective leader in D.C.,” Mr. Hern said.
“Jim spent his life in service to his country, both in uniform and in the halls of Congress. He will always be remembered as a fighter, especially for our military service members.”
Mr. Hern added that he, along with fellow Oklahomans and the senator’s family and friends, will “mourn the loss of a great man.”
This is a developing story.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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