Ernest Istook

Ernie Istook
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byMickey Edwards
Succeeded byMary Fallin
Personal details
Born (1950-02-11) February 11, 1950 (age 74)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJudy Istook
Children5
EducationBaylor University (BA)
Oklahoma City University (JD)
Ernest Istook's voice
Ernest Istook discusses FY2005 transportation, treasury, and related appropriations
Recorded September 14, 2004

Ernest James "Ernie" Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House.[1] Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and also a talk radio host. In 2010, Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics.[2]

He was a member of the Appropriations and the Homeland Security committees. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006, running against incumbent Democratic governor Brad Henry. Istook lost the gubernatorial race by a very wide margin, getting only 33.5% of the vote to Henry's 66.5%.

  1. ^ McNutt, Michael (12 November 2006). "A look back at what went wrong for Istook; Henry's popularity made race tough, observers say". The Oklahoman.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Harvard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).