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COLE, Tom, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
La., on April 28, 1949; a registered member of the Chickasaw Nation; graduated
from Moore High School, Moore, Okla., 1967; B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell,
Iowa, 1971; M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1974; Ph.D., University of
Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 1984; consultant; graduate assistant, University of
Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.; faculty, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla.;
staff, United States Representative Marvin (Mickey) Edwards of Oklahoma,
1982-1984; chairman, Oklahoma Republican Party, 1985-1989; private advocate;
member of the Oklahoma state senate, 1988-1991; executive director, National
Republican Congressional Committee, 1991-1993; Oklahoma secretary of state,
1995-1999; chief of staff, Republican National Committee, 1999-2001; elected as
a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 2003-present).
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