Timeline

Kevin Hern

14 dated events on the record · 11 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2018–2025

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Recent events
2025-04-27 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2025-03-15 Other facts PRIMARY Kevin Hern announced 2026 Senate candidacy for Markwayne Mullin's Oklahoma seat following Mullin's nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security
2025-01-27 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2024-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Hern's campaign raised over $5.2 million in the 2023-2024 cycle, with defense and healthcare sectors comprising significant portions of PAC contributions
2023-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY Hern's financial disclosure shows assets worth $36 million to $110 million in 2023, making him the wealthiest serving congressman from Oklahoma
2023-05-31 Votes PRIMARY [vote] Hern voted against Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (raised debt ceiling) claiming 'swampy maneuver'
2023-05-31 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2023-04-01 Votes PRIMARY 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…
2022-08-24 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] In 2022: Opposed Biden student loan forgiveness, stating government cancellation is 'completely unfair'
2022-01-01 Transactions PRIMARY [disclosure] Hern's KTAK Corporation received $1 million to $2 million in PPP loans during COVID-19 pandemic; loan forgiven in 2022
2021-07-01 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] Stood on House floor speaking in support of 20% spending cuts to government programs
2021-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY 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
2019-09-18 Other facts SECONDARY Kevin Hern filed filing with the SEC on 2019-09-18. Accession number: N/A.
2018-10-15 Other facts PRIMARY [platform] In 2018 campaign: 'While there is no easy fix to this [deficit spending], the first step is clear: stop adding to it.'