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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $299,025 (range $299,025–$935,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Oklahoma: $65,039 (±$439); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

460% of the Oklahoma median

Median household income, Oklahoma $65,039

James P Lankford, reported assets (low end) $299,025

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+4 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingYESvoted YES on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

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About James P Lankford

Age: 58 (born Mar 4, 1968)source
Born in: Dallas, Texassource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2015 · 11 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Enjoys working in his yard and reading.Source: Office of Sen. James Lankford

James Lankford, of Oklahoma City, was born in Dallas and worked as a youth ministry specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and as director of Falls Creek Youth Camp. He currently serves as a U.S. Senator for Oklahoma.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Not on the ballot in 2026 · Next election Nov 7, 2028 · OK Senate · Class 3, term ends Jan 3, 2029

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

James P Lankford · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $299,025 (range $299,025–$935,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

James P Lankford: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
James P Lankford	At least $299,025 (range $299,025–$935,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Finance — Member
Subcommittee: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Chair
Subcommittee: Health Care — Member
Subcommittee: Taxation and IRS Oversight — Member
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations — Member
Subcommittee: Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs — Chair
Senate Select Committee on Ethics — Chair
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$256,250 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$10,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$7,000
FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC$5,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 241 since 2015. 4 became law. 12 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 2283 (119th Congress) — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".
Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Became law Dec 18, 2025 (Public Law 119-59) · Official record ↗
S. 1051 (119th Congress) — Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
A bill to establish the Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · Passed Senate May 22, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 5314 (118th Congress) — A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.
Introduced Nov 13, 2024 · Became law Dec 23, 2024 (Public Law 118-208) · Official record ↗
S. 5098 (118th Congress) — Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act
A bill to require certain agencies to develop plans for internal control in the event of an emergency or crisis, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 18, 2024 · Passed Senate Dec 21, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 3543 (118th Congress) — Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act
A bill to establish the Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
Introduced Dec 14, 2023 · Passed Senate Dec 17, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 111 (118th Congress) — Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
A bill to require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
Introduced Jan 26, 2023 · Became law Jul 25, 2023 (Public Law 118-9) · Official record ↗
S. 349 (118th Congress) — Military Spouse Employment Act
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 · Passed Senate Jun 22, 2023 · Official record ↗
S. 3903 (117th Congress) — A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities.
Introduced Mar 22, 2022 · Passed Senate Dec 6, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 4337 (117th Congress) — Military Spouse Employment Act
Introduced May 26, 2022 · Passed Senate Nov 30, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 3470 (117th Congress) — End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 · Became law Oct 17, 2022 (Public Law 117-211) · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

100% of the time — 12 of 12 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.