Rep. Tom Cole (R) — U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th District

Tom Cole is the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th District (OK-4).

District Geography

District covers all of Carter County, Cleveland County, Comanche County, Cotton County, Garvin County, Grady County, Jefferson County, Love County, McClain County, Murray County, Pontotoc County, Stephens County, and Tillman County and part of Oklahoma County, including Norman, Lawton, and Moore and part of Oklahoma City and Midwest City.

District boundaries: 119th Congress · U.S. Census Bureau relationship files.

On the Record 98 tracked votes

Yea 87Nay 9Not Voting 2

Biography

Thomas Jeffery Cole is an American politician and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district since 2003. A Republican, he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1988 to 1991 and as the 26th secretary of state of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, Cole is the longest-serving Native American in the history of Congress. On April 10, 2024, Cole was elected chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

Wikipedia

Floor Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027OPPOSE

“Today's fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act recognizes a simple truth: When American agriculture is strong, America is strong. This measure puts that principle into action. The bill before us supports farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, and invests in research to keep the United States competitive. It invests in food safety through important inspection resources and protects American agriculture from foreign pests and diseases.”

Jun 4, 2026

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026SUPPORT

“I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), my very good friend and the vice chair of the full committee and chair of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, as chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, I rise in strong support for H.R. 7006. This full-year funding bill really carries out our Nation's foreign policy in a historic way in so many different aspects.”

January 12, 2026

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026OPPOSE

“I have a motion at the desk. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Cole of Oklahoma moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5371. The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole) and the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) each will control 30 minutes.”

September 16, 2025

Voting Record

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800

YeaJuly 22, 2026

Stop Insider Trading ActH.R. 7008

YeaJuly 22, 2026

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027H.R. 9770

YeaJuly 21, 2026

Main Street Capital Access ActH.R. 6955

YeaJuly 21, 2026

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025H.R. 4541

YeaJuly 20, 2026