Jim Inhofe, former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, dies at 89

Former U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., has died at the age of 89, according to sources close to the family.

He served in the Senate from 1994 to 2023, making him the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma.

Prior to his election to the Senate, Inhofe was the 32nd Mayor of Tulsa from 1978 to 1984 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994.

He also served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s.