Markwayne Mullin

Republican junior Senator of Oklahoma

  • Senator

    Oklahoma

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2027

202-224-4721

@SenMullin

mullin.senate.gov

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7

Congresses Served

5

House Terms

1

Senate Terms

July 26, 1977 (47 years old)

Birthday

  • First Native American U.S. senator since 2005 and the second Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate
  • Served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023
  • Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Westville, Oklahoma
  • Took over his father’s business, Mullin Plumbing, at age 20
  • Received an associate’s degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
  • Owned multiple businesses including Mullin Properties, Mullin Farms, and Mullin Services
  • Reported significant increase in assets after selling his plumbing-related companies in 2021
  • Elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election in 2022
  • Criticized for saying taxpayers don’t pay his salary during a town hall meeting
  • Voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and criticized President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
  • Introduced resolutions to remove the first and second impeachments of President Trump from the Congressional Record
  • Helped protect the doors to the House Chamber during the January 6 Capitol attack
  • Attempted to organize a rescue mission in Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal in 2021
  • Accused Teamsters president Sean O’Brien of intimidation during a Senate HELP Committee hearing
  • Supports extending federal boxing regulations to mixed martial arts businesses
  • Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
  • Supports making abortion illegal in all circumstances
  • Introduced the Protect Women’s Sports Act, aiming to restrict transgender athletes’ participation in sports
  • Married with six children, including twin girls adopted in 2013
  • Participated in three mixed martial arts fights, winning all three
  • Enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and one of five Native Americans serving in the 118th Congress