Tom Cole
U.S. Representative
Republican, Oklahoma
- Date of Birth: April 28, 1949
- Birthplace: Shreveport, La.
- Place of Residence: Moore, Okla.
- First Elected: 2002
Committee Assignments:
House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on the BudgetCongressional District 4
Oklahoma
4th Congressional District
Campaign Fundraising
2009 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Chickasaw Nation | $0 | $13,800 | $13,800 |
| Devon Energy | $5,000 | $7,200 | $12,200 |
| American Bankers Assn | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| American Crystal Sugar | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| AT&T Inc | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Casinos & Gambling | $10,490 | $80,449 | $90,939 |
| Oil & Gas | $57,000 | $25,500 | $82,500 |
| Commercial Banks | $12,500 | $26,500 | $39,000 |
| Lawyers & Law Firms | $8,500 | $28,850 | $37,350 |
| Lobbyists | $500 | $33,161 | $33,661 |
Tom Cole in the News
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House Group to Supercommittee: Don't Cap Employee Health Benefits
November 04, 2011
With the supercommittee deadline approaching, lawmakers draw line to protect employee health benefits. -
Wertheimer: Tax Payer Checkoff Protects Against Corruption
April 11, 2011
It's time to update the Watergate reforms to keep defending against corruption. - CRS report highlights President's authority over federal contractors by Jacob Hutt, policy intern A recent report by the Congressional Research Service sheds light on President Obama's draft executive order that would require federal contractors to disclose their contributions made to corporate and third party entities. " Presidential Authority…
- The most powerful man in GOP politics Barbour, who runs the Republican Governors Association, has more money to spend on the 2010 elections - $40 million - than any other GOP leader around. It's not just because he controls the RGA kitty but rather it's due to close…
- The Conservative Phoenix It is so easy to yield to the counsels of despair. Debt drowns our national and state governments. California, for example, has a state deficit of about $19 billion, which appears impossible to pay. The federal deficit for Fiscal Year 2010 will be about $1.5 trillion. How big is that? The population of our country is about 300 million. The deficit, then, is equal to about $5,000 for every person in America -- not federal expenditures, mind you, just expenditures over revenue collections. Four out of every ten new mothers are not married…
