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Senator Lankford has been known for his traditional conservative values since starting to represent the state of Oklahoma in 2011. After understanding that Oklahoma has consistently voted more conservatively since the presidential election of 2008, it comes as no surprise that they chose House Representative James Lankford to fill the shoes of Senator Coburn upon leaving the Senate. While in the 112th Congress, House Representative Lankford had a DW-Nominate score of 0.580 being conservative in a moderate sense. Senator Coburn in the 113th Congress, had a DW-Nominate score of 0.809, holding the title of 5th most conservative in the Senate. It makes since that Oklahoma voted for James Lankford to fill the empty Senate seat as he was similar in conservative beliefs. For the 114th Congress and his following years in Senate, I have no doubt that his DW-Nominate score will drift toward 1. It's not hard to believe that Senator Lankford is a rising star in the Republican-held Senate, his party unity score for the 113th Congress was 97.656.
According to VoteSmart.Org, Pro-choice IGs gave Lankford 0% ratings like Pro-life IGs gave him 100%. The American Farm Bureau Federation, as of last congress, rated Lankford at 50%. Americans for the Arts Action Fund rated him 0%. All/most of the Small Business IG rating from 2013-2014 were above 50% in the 80% or above.
His rating essentially correlated with his conservative ideology, representing his state.
According to VoteSmart.Org, Pro-choice IGs gave Lankford 0% ratings like Pro-life IGs gave him 100%. The American Farm Bureau Federation, as of last congress, rated Lankford at 50%. Americans for the Arts Action Fund rated him 0%. All/most of the Small Business IG rating from 2013-2014 were above 50% in the 80% or above.
His rating essentially correlated with his conservative ideology, representing his state.
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