Markwayne Mullin

Markwayne Mullin
Official portrait, 2022
United States Senator
from Oklahoma
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Serving with James Lankford
Preceded byJim Inhofe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byDan Boren
Succeeded byJosh Brecheen
Personal details
Born (1977-07-26) July 26, 1977 (age 47)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Cherokee Nation
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Christie Rowan
(m. 1997)
Children6
EducationMissouri Valley College
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (AAS)
WebsiteSenate website

Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in a special election in 2022 to serve the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term. Mullin is the first Native American U.S. senator since Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired in 2005.[1] He is also the second Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate; the first, Robert Latham Owen, retired in 1925.[2] Before being elected to the Senate, Mullin served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.

  1. ^ "Markwayne Mullin wins US Senate seat". Indian Country Today. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Rowley, D. Sean (November 10, 2022). "Native candidates headed for Congress after midterms". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved November 25, 2022.