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Politico reports:
Sen. Jim Inhofe is expected to announce his retirement in the coming days, according to a person familiar with his plans, likely triggering a special election to replace him this fall.
The 87-year-old Oklahoma Republican was elected to another six-year term in 2020, but has missed more votes than usual recently and told reporters in December his wife has been sick. His decision to step down will surely fuel a competitive Republican primary to succeed him in ruby-red Oklahoma.
Inhofe is expected to serve the remainder of the current Congress and to announce his retirement sometime next week. He’s a longtime top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Inhofe has voted against every LGBT rights measure to come before him in the Senate.
He has campaigned on the basis of his anti-gay animus, once superimposing same-sex wedding cake figures over his challenger’s face.
In 1994, his campaign slogan underscored his three top policy issues: “God, guns, gays.”
He is likely most infamous for bringing a snowball onto the Senate floor as evidence that climate change does not exist.
Sen. Jim Inhofe is expected to announce his retirement next week, which will likely trigger a special election to replace him this fall. https://t.co/cT1mtRX1aC
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