James Lankford

U.S. Congressperson

1968 –

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Who is James Lankford?

James Paul Lankford is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

From 1996 to 2009, Lankford was the student ministries and evangelism specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and he was director of the Falls Creek youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center in Davis, Oklahoma. He stepped down on September 1, 2009, to run for Congress.

In January 2014, Lankford announced he would run in the 2014 special Senate election to succeed Tom Coburn.

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Born
Mar 4, 1968
Dallas
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • University of Texas at Austin
Lived in
  • Edmond

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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