James Lankford
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James Paul Lankford (born March 4, 1968) is an American politician who has served as Oklahoma's junior senator from Oklahoma since 2015.
He served as the United States Representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2011 to 2015. Lankford, from 1996 to 2009, was the youth minister and evangelism specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, as well as the head of the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center in Davis, Oklahoma.
He resigned on September 1, 2009, deciding not to run for Congress. Following Tom Coburn's resign from the Senate in January 2014, Lankford declared himself in the 2014 US Senate special election.
With 57% of the vote, he became the Republican nominee in June 2014.
He gained almost 68% of the vote in the special election and was elected to the remainder of Coburn's term.
He was reelected in 2016 with a landslide of nearly 68% of the vote.
Personal life
Lankford and his partner, Cindy, have two children. He attends Quail Springs Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist church in Oklahoma City.
Early life, education and career
Lankford was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Linda Joyce (née House) and James Wesley Lankford. His mother was an elementary school librarian. His maternal grandparents owned a small dry-cleaning store, his father, and paternal grandparents a dairy farm. His stepfather worked for AC Delco, GM's parts division.
His parents divorced when he was four years old; he spent a short time in his grandparents' garage house with his mother and older brother. At eight years old, he became a Christian. His mother remarried when he was twelve years old, and the family and his stepfather immigrated to Garland, Texas, with his stepfather.
Lankford attended Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland. He was active in the Close Up Washington civic education program while serving there. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education (specializing in speech and history) at University of Texas in 1990, as well as a Masters degree in Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1994. In 1991, he was a substitute teacher and speech team assistant at Pflugerville High School.
Lankford graduated from Edmond, Oklahoma City, where he now lives. He served with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. He served as the program director of Falls Creek, the country's largest Christian camp.