# Tom Cole

Tom Cole is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Oklahoma’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Oklahoma’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2003-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001053
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OK04055

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001053 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

59% of the 17 bills Cole sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

## What Cole says (119th Congress (2025–27))

433 classified statements: 183 Congressional Record speeches, 142 posts on X, 103 press releases, 5 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cole | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.1% | 125 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 8.8% | 15.1% | 186 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 51.5% | 67.7% | 204 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.9% | 8.9% | 42 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 31.6% | 37.4% | 157 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 3.0% | 85 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 49% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 39% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 35% (House Republicans 19%); Health 20% (House Republicans 15%); Immigration 14% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.76 (standard error 0.01), from 3,244 donors and 7,440 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.9% (97.1%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 94. 58.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 2 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1500: Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 Men's College World Series. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1500
- H.R. 9770: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (passed one chamber, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770
- H.R. 9187: Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9187
- H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7744
- H.R. 7490: Tribal Warrant Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7490
- H.R. 7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7325
- H.R. 7147: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. (became law, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7147
- H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (became law, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148
- H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7006
- H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (became law, 2026-01-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6938

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 5.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2114804917122781374
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2109070089018376403
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2107892401453080635
- 2026-09-24 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-24
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2100999687507435603
- 2026-09-17 · Press release · Cole Votes in Favor of Water Resources Development Act of 2026 · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-votes-favor-water-resources-development-act-2026
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2100281406525977061
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TomColeOK04/status/2099979151272772051
- 2026-09-15 · Press release · Cole Companion Legislation Supporting the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Passes the U.S. House of Representatives and Heads to the White House · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-companion-legislation-supporting-miami-tribe-oklahoma-passes-us-house
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14

## Links

- Official site: https://cole.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/TomColeOK04
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomColeOK04
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TomColeOK04
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reptomcole
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001053

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001053