January 20, 2014Lankford announces for Coburn’s Senate seat
OKLAHOMA CITY — James Lankford, the Congressman from Oklahoma City who once helped run the largest Christian youth camp in the nation, opened a news conference today with a scripture, then announced he would run for the U.S. Senate.
“The Senate is losing a giant at the end of this year when Dr. Tom Coburn retires early,” Lankford said, reading from a prepared release at the Oklahoma History Center.
The announcement came as no surprise. Speculations since Coburn’s announcement that he would step down early identified Lankford as a possible candidate.
Coburn had been sending clear signals that he would step down for the last two months, Lankford said. During the Christmas holiday, Lankford said he prayerfully discussed the decision to run with his wife and two daughters.
"It’s a tremendous sacrifice," Lankford said.
With a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary and a long association with the Southern Baptist Convention, Lankford has made no secret that his faith and religious principals inform his style of governance.
Lankford was elected to Congress in 2010 with no previous background in politics. He serves on the House Committees on Budget and Oversight and Government Reform. He is the chair of the subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements.
“The Senate is losing a giant at the end of this year when Dr. Tom Coburn retires early,” Lankford said, reading from a prepared release at the Oklahoma History Center.
The announcement came as no surprise. Speculations since Coburn’s announcement that he would step down early identified Lankford as a possible candidate.
Coburn had been sending clear signals that he would step down for the last two months, Lankford said. During the Christmas holiday, Lankford said he prayerfully discussed the decision to run with his wife and two daughters.
"It’s a tremendous sacrifice," Lankford said.
With a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary and a long association with the Southern Baptist Convention, Lankford has made no secret that his faith and religious principals inform his style of governance.
Lankford was elected to Congress in 2010 with no previous background in politics. He serves on the House Committees on Budget and Oversight and Government Reform. He is the chair of the subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements.
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