Tom Cole
U.S. Representative (R) for Oklahoma, 77 years old.
- B.A. Grinnell College (1971)
- M.A. Yale University (1974)
COLE, Tom, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., on April 28, 1949; an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation; graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., 1967; B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1971; M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1974; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 1984; consultant; graduate assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.; faculty, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla.; staff, United States Representative Marvin (Mickey) Edwards of Oklahoma, 1982-1984; chairman, Oklahoma Republican Party, 1985-1989; private advocate; member of the Oklahoma state senate, 1988-1991; executive director, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1991-1993; Oklahoma secretary of state, 1995-1999; chief of staff, Republican National Committee, 1999-2001; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present); chair, Committee on Rules (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
Public financial disclosure
Self-reported on House Form A — values are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollars.
- Liabilities
- $0–$0
- Form
- Amendment Report 2022
- Filed
- June 2023
Disclosed positions whose sector overlaps with this agency’s jurisdiction. Structural — not an accusation of wrongdoing. Cabinet officials typically divest these at confirmation.
- XOMExxon Mobil Corporation$100,001 - $250,000EnergyChair, Committee on Appropriations on Committee on Appropriations holds Energy-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- JCIJohnson Controls, Inc.$100,001 - $250,000IndustrialsChair, Committee on Appropriations on Committee on Appropriations holds Industrials-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company$50,001 - $100,000HealthcareChair, Committee on Appropriations on Committee on Appropriations holds Healthcare-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- ENBEnbridge Inc$15,001 - $50,000EnergyChair, Committee on Appropriations on Committee on Appropriations holds Energy-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- Vanguard Energy Investor Fund$15,001 - $50,000EnergyChair, Committee on Appropriations on Committee on Appropriations holds Energy-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
- 1.C Fund$500,001 - $1,000,000
- 2.Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund$500,001 - $1,000,000
- 3.Personal Residence$250,001 - $500,000
- 4.Vanguard High Yield Tax Exempt Fund$250,001 - $500,000
- 5.G Fund$250,001 - $500,000
- 6.Cole, Hargrave and Snodgrass$250,001 - $500,000
- 7.Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund$250,001 - $500,000
- 8.T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund$250,001 - $500,000
- 9.Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund$250,001 - $500,000
- 10.Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 11.Vanguard Total International Stock Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 12.Strategic Communications (Moore) Stock$100,001 - $250,000
- 13.Mid First Money Market Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 14.JCIJohnson Controls, Inc.⚑Industrials$100,001 - $250,000
- 15.Fidelity Total Bond Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 16.Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund$100,001 - $250,000
- 17.XOMExxon Mobil Corporation⚑Energy$100,001 - $250,000
- 18.Fidelity Contrafund$100,001 - $250,000
- 19.DUKDuke Energy Corporation$50,001 - $100,000
- 20.BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company⚑Healthcare$50,001 - $100,000
- 21.WFCWells Fargo & Company$50,001 - $100,000
- 22.I Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 23.Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 24.Burke & Herbert Money Market Fund$50,001 - $100,000
- 25.Fidelity Contrafund Fund$50,001 - $100,000
Disclosed trades · 0
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Oversight committees · 1
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Recent legislative activity · 34 bills
14 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Buying American Cotton Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
- To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management ActSubcommittee Hearings Held
- Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3080)
- Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Tribal Firearm Access ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Tribal Warrant Fairness ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Protect and Serve Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning February 2, 2026, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-75.
- Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Became Public Law No: 119-86.
- Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.