Representative · Oklahoma's 4th district

Tom Cole

Tom Cole is a Republican representative for Oklahoma's 4th district, in Congress since 2003. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 446 of 465 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 7, 2003
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6751.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 43996%446 of 465 · rank 348 of 439175 became law23%21 of 93
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.9%35 of 1,222 · rank 188 of 44281%678 of 834 · rank 420 of 442312 became law33%57 of 175
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.7%7 of 997 · rank 276 of 44389%510 of 570 · rank 414 of 443130 became law51%175 of 346

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.32+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 178–247· Against party
  3. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  4. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  5. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  6. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 164–268· Against party
  7. H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
  8. H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 163–257· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

61 sponsored · 7 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced3456%
  2. Reported by committee23.3%
  3. Passed one chamber1525%
  4. Became law711%
  5. Failed34.9%

Policy areas

  1. Congress16
  2. Economics and Public Finance16
  3. Native Americans11
  4. Health6
  5. Government Operations and Politics3
  6. Social Welfare3
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement2
  8. Foreign Trade and International Finance1

Latest activity

  1. H.Res. 1500 Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 Men's College World Series.
    Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Aug 31, 2026
  2. H.R. 2827 To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
    Reported by committee· Native Americans· Aug 20, 2026
  3. H.R. 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
    Passed one chamber· Economics and Public Finance· Jul 22, 2026
  4. H.R. 9187 Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2026
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Jun 8, 2026
  5. H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
    Became law· Economics and Public Finance· Apr 30, 2026
  6. H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
    Passed one chamber· Economics and Public Finance· Mar 9, 2026
  7. H.R. 7490 Tribal Warrant Fairness Act
    Introduced· Native Americans· Feb 11, 2026
  8. H.R. 7325 Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
    Introduced· Native Americans· Feb 3, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Oklahoma's 4th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.7B
Per resident
$2,089
Rank in Oklahoma
1 of 5
Contract actions
4,148
New awards: 1,466

By fiscal year

  1. 1.6BFY2017
  2. 1.6BFY2018
  3. 1.5BFY2019
  4. 1.7BFY2020
  5. 1.7BFY2021
  6. 1.9BFY2022
  7. 2.1BFY2023
  8. 2.3BFY2024
  9. 2.8BFY2025
  10. 1.7BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Air Force$997.2M60%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Army$180.5M11%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Navy$104.7M6.3%
    Department of Defense
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$78.9M4.7%
    Department of Defense
  5. Federal Aviation Administration$51.7M3.1%
    Department of Transportation
  6. Federal Acquisition Service$35.8M2.1%
    General Services Administration
  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$27.5M1.6%
    Department of Commerce
  8. Rural Housing Service$23.9M1.4%
    Department of Agriculture

Top recipients

  1. THE BOEING COMPANY$386.1M23%
    158 awards
  2. THE BOEING COMPANY$97.3M5.8%
    40 awards
  3. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$90.2M5.4%
    3 awards
  4. ALUTIIQ OPERATIONS SERVICES, LLC$55.1M3.3%
    8 awards
  5. V2X AEROSPACE LLC$51.8M3.1%
    1 award
  6. PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.$49.5M3.0%
    6 awards
  7. BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC$45.1M2.7%
    1 award
  8. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$42M2.5%
    11 awards
  9. KALS, LLC$33M2.0%
    1 award
  10. CHICKASAW STRATEGIC POINTE, LLC$29.1M1.7%
    17 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$3.8M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$2.6M
From committees
$1.7M
383 committees
From contractor PACs
$530.8K
112 PACs · 32% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
general electric companygeneral electric company aerospace employee political action committee (ge aerospace pac)$10KGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 98% · the same organization$636.3M
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$10KINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$10KCHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K
motorola solutions, inc.motorola solutions, inc. political action committee$10KMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$165.2M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$10KGENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$10KNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government$10KAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$10KRTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$3.8M$1.7M$530.8K112 PACs · 32% of committee money
2024$5.6M$2.5M$612.7K131 PACs · 25% of committee money
2022$2.3M$950.6K$292K60 PACs · 31% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Oklahoma's 4th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
cole.house.gov
Phone
202-225-6165
Office
2207 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.