Tom Cole

TOM COLE, Republican, of Moore, OK; born in Shreveport, LA, April 28, 1949; education: B.A., history, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 1971; M.A., British history, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1974; Ph.D., British history, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1984; Watson Fellow, 1971-72; Fulbright Fellow, 1977-78; professional history: college professor of history and politics; president, Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates (political consulting firm); member, Oklahoma State Senate, 1988-91; secretary, Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of State, 1995-99; chief of staff, Republican National Committee, 1999-2001; chairman / executive director, Oklahoma Republican Party; chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee; election history: elected to the 108th Congress on November 5, 2002; reelected to each succeeding Congress.