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Tom Cole is a Republican representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. His official House biography describes prior work in Oklahoma politics, political consulting and higher education and notes that he is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation.
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Tom Cole is a Republican representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. His official House biography describes prior work in Oklahoma politics, political consulting and higher education and notes that he is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation.
Open biography & office record ↓Leadership and committee roles are shown as public record and are not thermometer-rated by themselves.
Open leadership record ↓Introduced with Rep. Tom Suozzi in June 2026 to create a bipartisan commission focused on Social Security solvency.
Open legislation record ↓Tom Cole is a Republican representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. His official House biography describes prior work in Oklahoma politics, political consulting and higher education and notes that he is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation.
The House Appropriations Committee lists Cole as its current chairman. His official biography says he has served on Appropriations since 2009 and previously chaired the House Rules Committee.
Cole’s recent legislative work includes the Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act with Representative Tom Suozzi and the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act with Representative Sharice Davids. These are included as sourced legislative records, not as endorsements of the policy choices involved.
Editorial research reviewed: August 16, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
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Introduced with Rep. Tom Suozzi in June 2026 to create a bipartisan commission focused on Social Security solvency.
Reintroduced with Rep. Sharice Davids in February 2026 to investigate and document federal Indian boarding school policies and their effects.
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