MULLIN, Markwayne

MULLIN, Markwayne, a Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., July 26, 1977; an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation; graduated from Stillwell High School, Stillwell, Okla.; attended Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo., 1996; A.A.S., Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Okmulgee, Okla., 2010; business owner; plumber; rancher; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2023); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in a special election on November 8, 2022, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Inhofe, for the term ending January 3, 2027; served from January 3, 2023, until March 23, 2026, when he resigned to accept a Cabinet position; Secretary of Homeland Security in the Cabinet of President Donald J. Trump, 2026-present.

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