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Candidates › OK-04 race › 2025–2026
Tom Cole
R Republican nominee for U.S. House, OK-04
Representative since 2003
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- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Oklahoma US House 4
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote
- Top priorities
- Securing Our Elections
- Preserving Our Second Amendment
- National Security
- American Energy Independence
- Protecting the Unborn
- In Congress
- Representative since 2003 · votes with their party 97% of the time · chairs House Committee on Appropriations. See the record · Office phone 202-225-6165
- Money
- $4.3M raised, $3.7M spent, $2.4M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 5.3% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 31% from Oklahoma · largest committee giver NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $10K
- Outside groups
- $250K supporting Cole
- Backed by
- President Donald J. Trump. As the campaign lists them
- Sponsored most in
- Economics and Public Finance, Native Americans, Health
9 priorities from tomcoleforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Tom believes that every American should feel secure about our elections system. That’s why he’s supported the SAVE and SAVE American Act, which mandates voter ID across the country and the requirement of being an American citizen if you are going to vote in our elections. He also sponsored legislation to prevent private entities from influencing elections by using private grants to county election boards (Zucker bucks) to drive out turnout and partisan districts.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/securing-our-elections
Tom has an A rating with the NRA and has been proud to stand strong for our second amendment rights. Tom has been invaluable, fighting against the Far-Left’s agenda in the House of Representatives to weaken the God-given and constitutionally protected right of every American to be able to protect themselves and their families.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/preserving-our-second-amendment
Oklahomans know very well the importance that the state plays in keeping our nation safe. From protecting our military installations from cuts and continuing to work to add missions, to continually winning pay raises for our military men and women, Tom fights every day for those in uniform and the state of Oklahoma.
Tom also believes in keeping defense spending prioritized to meet the ever-increasing threats of near-peer adversaries in China and Russia. Tom will work every day to make sure we have a military that is the best equipped and best led in the world.
Furthermore, Tom also opposed the disastrous Iran Deal which has led to President Trump’s decision to strike Iran and degrade their ability to threaten the United States and their neighbors.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/national-security
Tom successfully fought to end the oil export ban and continues to fight for American Energy Independence and Oklahoma’s economy by standing up to Far-Left Democrats who want to put hardworking Oklahomans out of work and place an estimated $65,000 per family tax burden on families with the Green New Deal.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/energyindependence
Tom has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee, An A+ Rating from the Susan B. Anthony List, and has always fought to protect the unborn. Even before videos uncovered the heinous actions of Planned Parenthood, Tom took action to completely eliminate federal funding for family planning that funds groups such as Planned Parenthood. Tom also cosponsored the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 and helped secure passage of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which bans abortion after 20 weeks. Tom also cosponsored the Health Care Conscience Rights Act, which protects individual’s religious liberties and allows companies such as Hobby Lobby to refuse to participate in healthcare plans that fund abortion.
Currently, Tom, with other House Republicans, are standing strong with the Trump Administration in protecting the Hyde Amendment which has prevented taxpayer funding of Abortion for decades.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/protecting-the-unborn
Tom has been a fiscal hawk while voting for the structural changes needed to tackle our debt and deficit. Tom opposed Biden era trillion dollar debt bombs like the American Rescue Plan, and voted for the first substantive reforms to Medicaid and SNAP in years as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill saving the taxpayers trillions of dollars over the next several years. He also supported the incredibly important rescissions package eliminating woke wasteful spending under Biden’s USAID and public broadcasting, saving taxpayers billions.
As Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Tom has been a champion for taxpayers in cutting waste, identifying fraud, and prioritizing the funding of critical functions of our government for the American people.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/debt-and-spending
Tom has long been a strong supporter of our veterans. The son of an Air Force veteran, he has been honored by the Oklahoma Veterans Council and the VFW of Oklahoma for his work to advance the care and quality of life for Oklahoma veterans and their families. When reports emerged of severe mismanagement at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tom helped win an additional 10% increase in funding for veterans’ health and services and has continued to deliver historic funding and oversight for our nation’s best.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/veterans
Tom has always believed that border security is the most important component of our immigration policy. Tom voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill which rushed historic resources to President Trump and helped deliver the most secure border in our nation’s history.
The Biden administration’s crisis on the border, combined with the Far-Left Democrats government shutdown theater only indicate the fight is not over on securing the border and Tom will always stand with the American people for a safe and secure border.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/securingourborder
Tom continues to fight for policies that allow the private sector to flourish. The best way for government to create jobs is to get out of the way and let American ingenuity and entrepreneurship thrive. Far too often, there is a disconnect between Washington bureaucrats and the real world, leading to job-stifling regulations that provide little, if any, benefit to Americans. Oklahomans know how to get our economy growing again. It takes a smaller, less intrusive government, cutting burdensome red tape, lowering taxes and stopping out-of-control spending and that’s what Tom is fighting for every day in Washington.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · tomcoleforcongress.com/issues/growing-the-economy