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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 3.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 28.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 13.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $56,432
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Oklahoma State Question 802 (Medicaid Expansion) (2020) — passed, margin 62.7% yes, 37.3% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Oklahoma State Question 820 (Recreational Marijuana Legalization) (2022) — failed, margin 53.7% no, 46.3% yes
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Agriculture (Cattle, poultry, row crops) (share 0.06)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Oil and Gas Extraction (share 0.08)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Healthcare and Social Assistance (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (Aerospace/defense) (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: ONEOK Inc (2800 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: AAON Inc (3200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Oklahoma - Tulsa (4200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: St. John Health System (8500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Spirit AeroSystems (12000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District is anchored by Tulsa, the state's second-largest city, encompassing northeastern Oklahoma including Rogers, Wagoner, Creek, and Washington counties. The district has a population of approximately 809,593 with a median household income around $56,000 and a poverty rate of 13.2%. The district's economy is driven by aerospace and defense manufacturing (major employers include Spirit Aerosystems and Boeing), healthcare (including St. John Health System and Ascension), energy (oil and natural gas), and agriculture. The district voted 60.4% for Trump in 2024, indicating strong Republican lean with pockets of competitive suburban races.
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 21 (Removal of troops from Syria) on 2023-04-01: Voted for troop withdrawal aligning with isolationist conservative base while defense contractor donors (General Dynamics, Lockheed) support continued Middle East engagement
Date: 2023-04-01
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 4 (Rescissions package eliminating $9B in previously appropriated spending) on 2025-01-27: Voted for targeted spending cuts after previously accepting PPP loans; frames himself as deficit hawk while personal business benefited from pandemic spending he now seeks to rescind
Date: 2025-01-27
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Voted yea on H.R. 8029 (Department of Homeland Security appropriations FY2026) on 2025-04-27: Voted to fund DHS while running for Senate seat previously held by DHS Secretary Mullin and supporting Trump administration immigration priorities aligned with donor interests in defense contracting
Date: 2025-04-27
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Fiscal Responsibility Act) (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 - Raising debt ceiling with spending caps) on 2023-05-31: Hern voted against raising debt ceiling he previously supported through other mechanisms; one of 71 Republicans to defect against party leadership on this procedural vote that was central to conservative governance platform
Date: 2023-05-31
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[statement] Stood on House floor speaking in support of 20% spending cuts to government programs
Date: 2021-07-01
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[vote] Hern voted against Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (raised debt ceiling) claiming 'swampy maneuver'
Date: 2023-05-31
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[statement] In 2022: Opposed Biden student loan forgiveness, stating government cancellation is 'completely unfair'
Date: 2022-08-24
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[disclosure] Hern's KTAK Corporation received $1 million to $2 million in PPP loans during COVID-19 pandemic; loan forgiven in 2022
Date: 2022-01-01
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[platform] In 2018 campaign: 'While there is no easy fix to this [deficit spending], the first step is clear: stop adding to it.'
Date: 2018-10-15
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Kevin Hern announced 2026 Senate candidacy for Markwayne Mullin's Oklahoma seat following Mullin's nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security
Date: 2025-03
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Hern's campaign raised over $5.2 million in the 2023-2024 cycle, with defense and healthcare sectors comprising significant portions of PAC contributions
Date: 2024
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Hern's financial disclosure shows assets worth $36 million to $110 million in 2023, making him the wealthiest serving congressman from Oklahoma
Date: 2023
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Hern ranked #7 in U.S. House for total stock trades (January 2020–January 2022) with reported trades worth up to $2.7 million improperly disclosed
Date: 2021
Added: 02 May 2026
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Kevin Hern's KTAK Corporation received $1 million to $2 million in federally-backed PPP loans during COVID-19 pandemic, later forgiven in 2022
Date: 2020-2022
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Kevin Hern filed filing with the SEC on 2019-09-18. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2019-09-18
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