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'{{Infobox Congressman | name=James Lankford | image=James Lankford, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg |state = Oklahoma |district = [[Oklahoma's 5th congressional district|5th]] |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = |predecessor = |preceded = [[Mary Fallin]] |successor = | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | date of birth= {{birth date and age|1968|3|4}}<ref name=NationalJournal>{{cite news |title=James Lankford (R) |first=John |last=Ryan |newspaper=[[National Journal]] |date=October 27, 2010 |url=http://nationaljournal.com/politics/james-lankford-r--20101027 |accessdate=}}</ref> | place of birth=[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] | date of death= | place of death= | alma_mater = [[University of Texas]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])</small> <br>[[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] <small>([[Master of Divinity|M.Div.]])</small> | profession=Youth camp director | spouse=Cindy Lankford<ref name=NationalJournal/> | residence= | religion= |}} '''James Lankford''' (born March 4, 1968) is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|OK|5}}.<ref name="electionwin">{{cite news |title=Oklahoma elections: Republican James Lankford wins race to succeed Mary Fallin |first=Chris |last=Casteel |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=November 3, 2010 |url=http://newsok.com/lankford-takes-fallins-seat-in-congress-5th-district/article/3510749 |accessdate=}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. From 1996-2009 he was the student ministries and evangelism specialist for the [[Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma]], and was director of the Falls Creek youth programing at the [[Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center]] in Davis, Oklahoma. Falls Creek is the largest Christian camp in the [[United States]],{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} and the oldest Christian camp in [[Oklahoma]]. He stepped down on September 1, 2009 to run for Congress. ==Early life and education== Lankford was born in [[Dallas, Texas]]. His mother was a public school [[librarian]] and homemaker. His father is a [[Vietnam veteran]] and retired [[engineer]]. Some of his grandparents owned a small dry cleaning business. His ancestors were dairy farmers. James’ stepfather was a [[Navy]] veteran and a career employee of [[AC Delco]], the parts division of [[General Motors]]. He attended the [[University of Texas]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Secondary Education. He then attended [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] and received a master’s degree in [[Divinity]]. == Professional career == After graduating, he moved to [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]] and served with the [[Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma]]. He became the Program Director of [[Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center|Falls Creek]], the largest Christian camp in the U.S. with over 51,000 people attending in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} He is a member of the [[Heritage Foundation]], Deer Creek Chamber of Commerce, Edmond Chamber of Commerce, South Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Chamber of Commerce, and the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]]. ==2010 run for U.S. Congress== {{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2010#District 5}} === Primary === Lankford defeated former State Rep. [[Kevin Calvey]] in the run off. {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican Primary results }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = '''James Lankford''' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 18,755 | percentage =33.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = '''Kevin Calvey''' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 18,143 | percentage =32.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Mike Thompson | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 10,007 | percentage =17.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Harry Johnson | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 686 | percentage =1.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Rick Flanigan | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 762 | percentage =1.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Johnny Roy | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,548 | percentage =2.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Shane Jett | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 5,955 | percentage =10.7 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = | percentage=100 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican Primary results }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = '''James Lankford''' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 29,814 | percentage =65.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kevin Calvey | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 15,899 | percentage =32.7 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = | percentage=100 }} {{Election box end}} === General election === Lankford defeated Billy Coyle. {{Election box begin no change | title = General Election results }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = '''James Lankford''' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 123,223 | percentage =62.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Billy Coyle | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 68,060 | percentage =34.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Clark Duffe | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | votes = 3,066 | percentage =1.56 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dave White | party = Independent (politician) | votes = 2,728 | percentage =1.38 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = | percentage=100 }} {{Election box end}} ==U.S. House of Representatives== ===Committee assignments=== *'''[[United States House Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]''' *'''[[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]''' **[[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management|Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management]] **[[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform|Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform]] (Chairman) *'''[[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]''' **[[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation|Subcommittee on Aviation]] **[[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment|Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment]] == Personal life == Lankford has been married to his wife, Cindy, for 18 years. Cindy is a [[Speech-language pathologist|Speech-Language Pathologist]]. They have two daughters: Hannah (13) and Jordan (10). == References == {{reflist}} ljhfdskfjhsdflkjdshflksjfhdslkfjhsljkfhds ==External links== *[http://lankford.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman James Lankford] ''official U.S. House site'' *[http://jameslankford.com/ James Lankford for Congress] ''official campaign site'' *{{CongLinks | congbio = L000575 | votesmart = 124938 | washpo = James_Lankford | govtrack = 412464 | opencong = 412464_James_Lankford | c-span = jameslankford | ontheissues = House/James_Lankford.htm | surge = | legistorm = 2785/Rep_James_Lankford_OK.html | fec = H0OK05114 | opensecrets = N00031129&newMem=Y | followthemoney = | nyt = | findagrave = }} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{USRepSuccession box | state=Oklahoma | district=5 | before=[[Mary Fallin]] | after=Incumbent|years=January 3, 2011 &ndash; present}} {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|before=[[Jeff Landry]]<br><small>R-[[Louisiana]]}} {{s-ttl|title=''[[List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority| United States Representatives by seniority]]''|years=398th}} {{s-aft|after=[[Billy Long]]<br><small>R-[[Missouri]]}} {{end}} {{OK-FedRep}} {{OKRepresentatives}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Lankford, James | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = March 4, 1968 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lankford, James}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma]] [[Category:Oklahoma Republicans]] [[Category:People from Dallas, Texas]] [[Category:University of Texas alumni]] [[Category:Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni]]'