Tom Cole
Republican · OK · U.S. Representative, Oklahoma 4th Congressional District
A Republican U.S. representative and House Appropriations Committee chair who previously served in the Oklahoma Senate and as secretary of state, Cole emphasizes defense, tribal affairs, biomedical research, taxpayers, and small business.
Where Tom Cole stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (4 records), National Defense (2 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (2 records),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 4
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $3,827,891
- Spent
- $3,008,432
- Cash on hand
- $2,599,733
- Debts
- $0
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- INDIAN TRIBE$1,166,700
- RETIRED$584,484
- CEO$377,750
- PRESIDENT$251,207
- CONSULTANT$192,702
PAC money by interest
Defense and aerospace · 48 PACs$277,500
Oil, gas, and energy · 50 PACs$193,500
- AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$10,000
- THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
- and 45 more
Healthcare · 34 PACs$155,250
Agriculture and food · 33 PACs$142,500
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
- NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC$10,000
- SEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- and 28 more
Manufacturing · 24 PACs$94,500
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$10,000
- THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (GOODYEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND)$10,000
- ADVANSIX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- and 19 more
Donations sent through groups
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted against final House passage of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the House passed the measure 219-212.
March 21, 2010Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support
Voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, citing increased defense and border-security funding, a 5.2% military pay raise, restrictions on federal abortion funding, and spending reductions.
March 22, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cole.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for House passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act; the House passed the debt-limit and spending measure 314-117.
May 31, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against final House concurrence on H.R. 3684, the infrastructure measure later enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; the House passed the measure 228-206.
November 5, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against House passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act; the House passed the measure 219-212.
February 27, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced H.R. 4155, the bipartisan Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2023, to permanently authorize rental and supportive-housing assistance for homeless or at-risk Native American veterans.
June 15, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against House passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act; the House passed the measure 219-212.
February 27, 2021Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, citing increased defense and border-security funding, a 5.2% military pay raise, restrictions on federal abortion funding, and spending reductions.
March 22, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: cole.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 2 support
Voted for House passage of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024; the House passed the measure 311-112.
April 20, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, citing increased defense and border-security funding, a 5.2% military pay raise, restrictions on federal abortion funding, and spending reductions.
March 22, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: cole.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Voted for final House concurrence on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; the House passed the measure 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final House concurrence on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; the House passed the measure 224-201.
December 20, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted against final House concurrence on H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act; the House passed the measure 258-169.
December 8, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 oppose
Voted against final House concurrence on H.R. 3684, the infrastructure measure later enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; the House passed the measure 228-206.
November 5, 2021Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 1 oppose
Voted for House passage of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024; the House passed the measure 311-112.
April 20, 2024Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 5 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was elected chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.
April 10, 2024
Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Joined Representative Sharice Davids in introducing H.R. 7227, which would establish a federal commission to investigate and document Indian boarding-school policies and their long-term effects on Native communities.
February 5, 2024
Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced H.R. 4155, the bipartisan Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2023, to permanently authorize rental and supportive-housing assistance for homeless or at-risk Native American veterans.
June 15, 2023
Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Tom Cole is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 4 (119th Congress), Oklahoma · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.