Official portrait of James Lankford
U.S. Senate

James Lankford

U.S. Senator from Oklahoma

Party
Republican
In office since
January 6, 2015
Current term ends
January 3, 2029
Next election
November 2028
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2028.

Committee assignments4
  • Senate Select Committee on EthicsChairman
  • Senate Committee on Finance
    • Health Care
    • Taxation and IRS Oversight
    • Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureChairman
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
    • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
    • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory AffairsChairman
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Earlier in Congress
  • U.S. Representative for Oklahoma’s 5th District 2011–2015
Contact
Washington office
731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Lankford: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack