Former Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma and former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, died on July 9 at the age of 89.
The Senate GOP announced Mr. Inhofe’s death in a post on the platform X, calling the pilot and aviation advocate an “incredible leader and great man.”
Andrew Wheeler, former staff member for the senator and former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator also posted on X.
“Former Sen. Jim Inhofe passed away this morning,” Mr. Wheeler wrote. “He was a devout Christian and family man. He was also devoted to his former staff, who he considered his extended family.”…