Markwayne Mullin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the junior U.S. Senator for Oklahoma since 2023.
Served as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.
Led Mullin Plumbing after taking over the business in 1997 at age 20, and owned Mullin Properties, Mullin Farms, and Mullin Services.
First Native American U.S. Senator since 2005 and second Cherokee citizen elected to the Senate.
Hosted "House Talk," a home improvement radio program syndicated across Oklahoma.
Received an associate degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in 2010.

Biography

Markwayne Mullin is an American and Cherokee politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in a special election in 2022 to complete the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term. Prior to his Senate service, Mullin represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district as a U.

S. Representative from 2013 to 2023. He is the first Native American U.

S. Senator since 2005 and the second Cherokee citizen elected to the Senate.