Kendra Horn

Kendra Horn

Democratic Party

Prior offices

U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Successor: Stephanie Bice

Predecessor: Steve Russell

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Tulsa, 1998

Law

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, 2001

Personal

Birthplace

Chickasha, Okla.

Profession

Attorney

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Kendra Horn (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. She left office on January 3, 2021.

Horn (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. She lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.

In 2018, Horn defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Russell (R) by a margin of 1.4 percentage points.

At the start of the 116th Congress, Horn was named a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Before joining Congress, Horn worked as an attorney in private practice and as a political consultant.

Biography

Kendra Horn was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Horn earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Tulsa in 1998 and a J.D. from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2001. Her career experience includes working as an attorney, a political consultant, the press secretary for U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, and a campaign manager for Joe Dorman for Oklahoma. Horn has been affiliated with the Girl Scouts, Girl's State, and the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature.

Key votes

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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021

The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020   The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020 (H.R. 1044) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives seeking to increase the cap on employment-based visas, establish certain rules governing such visas, and impose some additional requirements on employers hiring holders of such visas. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (365-65)
Nay	The Heroes Act   The HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to address the COVID-19 outbreak by providing $1,200 payments to individuals, extending and expanding the moratorium on some evictions and foreclosures, outlining requirements and establishing finding for contact tracing and COVID-19 testing, providing emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies for fiscal year 2020, and eliminating cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (208-199)
Yea	For the People Act of 2019   The For the People Act of 2019 (H.R.1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to protect election security, revise rules on campaign funding, introduce new provisions related to ethics, establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions, and establish new rules on the release of tax returns for presidential and vice presidential candidates. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	CARES Act   The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 27, 2020, that expanded benefits through the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation also included $1,200 payments to certain individuals, funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and funds for businesses, hospitals, and state and local governments. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (419-6)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to ban discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity by expanding the definition of establishments that fall under public accomodation and prohibiting the denial of access to a shared facility that is in agreement with an indiviual's gender indenitity. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (236-173)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House that sought to ban firearm transfers between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (240-190)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2019   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R.6) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to protect certain immigrants from removal proceedings and provide a path to permanent resident status by establishing streamlined procedures for permanant residency and canceling removal proceedings against certain qualifed individuals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (237-187)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, setting policies and appropriations for the Department of Defense. Key features of this bill include appropriations for research/development, procurement, military construction, and operation/maintenence, as well as policies for paid family leave, North Korea nuclear sanctions, limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting, military housing privatization, and paid family leave for federal personnel. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (377-48)
Yea	Families First Coronavirus Response Act   The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 18, 2020, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing access to unemployment benefits and food assistance, increasing funding for Medicaid, providing free testing for COVID-19, and requiring employers to provide paid sick time to employees who cannot work due to COVID-19. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-40)
Yea	Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019   The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (H.R. 1994) was a bill passed by the House Representatives that sought to change the requirements for employer provided retirement plans, IRAs, and other tax-favored savings accounts by modfying the requirements for things such as loans, lifetime income options, required minimum distributions, the eligibility rules for certain long-term, part-time employees, and nondiscrimination rules. The bill also sought to treat taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation for the purpose of an IRA, repeal the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, increase penalties for failing to file tax returns, allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans if a child is born or adopted, and expand the purposes for which qualified tuition programs may be used. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (417-3)
Yea	Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act   The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) was a bill approved by the House Representatives that sought to address the price of healthcare by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices for certain drugs, requiring drug manufactures to issue rebates for certain drugs covered under Medicare, requiring drug price transparency from drug manufacturers, expanding Medicare coverage, and providing funds for certain public health programs. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-192)
Yea	Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020   The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for federal agencies in fiscal year 2020. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (297-120)
Yea	Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019   The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (S. 1838) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on November 27, 2019, directing several federal departments to assess Hong Kong's unique treatment under U.S. law. Key features of the bill include directing the Department of State to report and certify annually to Congress as to whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from China to justify its unique treatment, and directing the Department of Commerce to report annually to Congress on China's efforts to use Hong Kong to evade U.S. export controls and sanctions. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (417-1)
Yea	MORE Act of 2020   The MORE Act of 2020 (H.R. 3884) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana by removing marijuana as a scheduled controlled substance and eliminating criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. This bill required a simple majority vote from the House.	Passed (228-164)
Yea	Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020   The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2020, providing emergency funding to federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Key features of the bill include funding for vaccine research, small business loans, humanitarian assistance to affected foreign countries, emergency preparedness, and grants for public health agencies and organizations. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill.	Passed (415-2)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.J.Res. 31) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 15, 2019, providing approrations for Fiscal Year 2019. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (300 -128)
Yea	John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act   The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S. 47) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Doanld Trump on March 12, 2019. This bill sought to set provisions for federal land management and conservation by doing things such as conducting land exchanges and conveyances, establishing programs to respond to wildfires, and extending and reauthorizing wildlife conservation programs. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-62)
Yea	William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (On passage)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto.	Passed (335-78)
Yea	William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Overcoming veto)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto.	Passed (322-87)
Yea	Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019   The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S.24) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on January 16, 2019, that requires federal employees who were furloughed or compelled to work during a lapse in government funding to be compensated for that time. The bill also required those employees to be compensated as soon as the lapse in funding ends, irregardless of official pay date. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the rules and pass the bill.	Passed (411-7)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (Article 1)   The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry. The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. The articles of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House.	Guilty (230-197)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (Article 2)   The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry. The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. The articles of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House.	Guilty (229-198)

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin defeated Kendra Horn, Robert Murphy, and Ray Woods in the special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin (R)	61.8	710,643
		Kendra Horn (D)	35.2	405,389
		Robert Murphy (L)	1.5	17,386
		Ray Woods (Independent)	1.5	17,063

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,150,481
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Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin defeated T. W. Shannon in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin	65.1	183,118
		T. W. Shannon	34.9	98,246

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 281,364
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kendra Horn advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin	43.6	156,087
✔		T. W. Shannon	17.5	62,746
		Nathan Dahm	11.9	42,673
		Luke Holland	11.3	40,353
		Scott Pruitt	5.0	18,052
		Randy Grellner	4.4	15,794
		Laura Moreno	1.8	6,597
		Jessica Garrison	1.7	6,114
		Alex Gray	0.9	3,063
		John Tompkins	0.7	2,332
		Adam Holley	0.5	1,873
		Michael Coibion	0.4	1,261
		Paul Royse	0.3	900

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 357,845
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Robert Murphy advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

2020

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice defeated incumbent Kendra Horn in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice (R)	52.1	158,191
		Kendra Horn (D)	47.9	145,658

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303,849
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice defeated Terry Neese in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 25, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice	52.9	27,402
		Terry Neese	47.1	24,369

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,771
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Kendra Horn defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	85.7	60,168
		Tom Guild	14.3	10,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,218
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terry Neese	36.5	24,828
✔		Stephanie Bice	25.4	17,292
		David Hill	19.0	12,922
		Janet Barresi	10.0	6,799
		Jake Merrick	2.6	1,736
		Michael Ballard	2.5	1,691
		Miles Rahimi	1.4	967
		Shelli Landon	1.3	912
		Charles Tuffy Pringle	1.3	908

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Belcher (R)
• Oakley Jacob (R)
• David Greene (R)
• Merideth VanSant (R)

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Kendra Horn defeated incumbent Steve Russell in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn (D)	50.7	121,149
		Steve Russell (R)	49.3	117,811

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,960 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Kendra Horn defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	75.8	22,067
		Tom Guild	24.2	7,043

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,110
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	44.2	34,892
✔		Tom Guild	18.0	14,251
		Elysabeth Britt	13.6	10,752
		Eddie Porter	9.9	7,844
		Leona Kelley-Leonard	8.5	6,697
		Tyson Todd Meade	5.7	4,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,966
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Steve Russell defeated Gregory Dunson and DeJuan Edwards in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Russell	83.6	66,030
		Gregory Dunson	9.7	7,642
		DeJuan Edwards	6.7	5,290

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,962
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign website

Horn’s campaign website stated the following:

“	EDUCATION “Education is the most important investment we can make in our future. To create more high-paying jobs in Oklahoma, we must prepare our next generation with the tools they need to join the 21st century workforce.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra fought for and won a $1 billion increase for Head Start programs. Kendra introduced four bills to make higher education more affordable and accessible. Her legislation would slash interest rates, simplify borrowing, and make it easier to repay student debt. Kendra stood alongside 5O,OOO teachers, students and others during the historic teacher walk-out to demand investment in Oklahoma schools. Kendra received an ‘A’ rating from the National Education Association. Kendra Horn believes the investments we make in our students, classrooms, and teachers today have the power to create opportunity and strengthen Oklahoma’s economy. She has worked across the aisle to win record investments in Head Start to give our kids a strong start and better prepare them for K-12. Kendra also secured an increase for IDEA to support children with disabilities and Impact AID funding for schools near military bases and Tribal lands. Good schools need quality teachers. Kendra has fought to give public school teachers the tools, training, and resources they need to provide our children with a world-class education. She has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to support professional development programs for teachers and brought Oklahoma’s 2O2O Teacher of the Year as her guest to the State of the Union. Kendra is also a strong advocate for STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and investments in career and technical schools. Kendra fights for Oklahoma’s CareerTech system to provide job and skills training for high-tech and in-demand careers. Too many Oklahomans are struggling under the crushing weight of student loans debt. That’s why Kendra is committed to addressing college affordability with pragmatic solutions. During her first year in Congress, she introduced four bills to lower student loan interest rates, simplify borrowing, and strengthen public service loan forgiveness programs. Kendra believes the answer to the student debt crisis is not to make college free, but a practical bipartisan path forward to reduce cost and make college more accessible for all. HEALTH CARE “Health care is a right, not a privilege. As we fight back against a global pandemic, it is more important than ever that Oklahomans have access to quality, affordable health care, including prescription drugs and telemedicine.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra introduced the Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act, which would lower drug costs for the 46 million patients who have Medicare Part D. Kendra fought to supply frontline health care workers with needed PPE and hospital funding during COVID-19 pandemic. Kendra is working to protect coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions. Kendra voted to pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill which would reduce prescription drug prices for all Americans and allow Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies to lower prices. Kendra worked to increase federal matching funds for Oklahoma as our state implements Medicaid expansion. Kendra believes that health care is a right, not a privilege for the few. She has fought to lower the price of prescription drugs, eliminate lifetime caps imposed by big insurance companies, and protect access to care for people with pre-existing conditions. Last year, Kendra introduced the Capping Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act, which would cap out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses at $2,OOO for patients who have Medicare Part D. More than 89,OOO seniors in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District rely on Medicare Part D for care. Kendra’s bill was included in the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill that took sweeping action to reduce drug prices and would allow Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to lower costs. This legislation would reduce the costs of treating chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes, and arthritis by thousands of dollars every year. Kendra supports Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma, a move that will extend health care to 2OO,OOO Oklahomans who do not currently have insurance. For more than a decade, Oklahoma has lost out on a billion dollars annually by not expanding Medicaid. Kendra has fought for legislation in Congress that would increase federal matching funds for Oklahoma as our state expands its Medicaid program. During the pandemic, Kendra fought to pass emergency legislation in Congress to send needed PPE equipment and funding to our nation’s frontline health care workers and hospitals. She helped to pass bills that make testing available and free, invest billions in finding a vaccine for COVID-19, and provide community health centers, local clinics, and rural hospitals with the resources they need to make it through the crisis. FIXING OUR BROKEN POLITICS “I know we have more that unites than divides us. In Congress, I strive to be a voice for all Oklahomans. That means standing up to both parties when they’re wrong and reaching across the aisle to create bipartisan solutions.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra is a leader on the No Budget No Pay Act, a bill which would prevent Congress from receiving their salary if they fail to pass a budget. After hosting hundreds of meetings and dozens of public town halls, Kendra was recognized as one of the most accessible first-term members of Congress. Kendra is fighting to stop dark-money groups influencing our elections by requiring them to disclose their donors. Kendra led a bipartisan coalition working to include budget reforms in stimulus legislation. Kendra believes in a government of, by, and for the people. In Congress, she has made it a top priority to connect with all Oklahomans in the Fifth District by hosting a record number of town halls. She was recognized by the Town Hall Project as one of the most accessible first-term members of Congress. During the pandemic, Kendra has hosted even more public events, including weekly town halls online to answer questions and update constituents. Kendra is working to ensure that any stimulus legislation is timely, targeted, and transparent, what she calls the three T’s of good government. She voted to send PPE to health care workers, provide relief for small businesses, and help workers who lost their jobs. But when her party proposed the most expensive stimulus bill in American history that wasn’t timely, targeted and transparent, Kendra stood up to leadership and voted no. Kendra believes that if Members of Congress want to get paid, they should do their jobs by showing up and passing a budget. That’s why she is a leader on the No Budget No Pay Act, a bill that would prevent House and Senate members from receiving their salary if they miss annual deadlines for budget and appropriations bills. Kendra also called out congressional leadership during the pandemic for not bringing Members of Congress back to the Capitol sooner to vote on relief measures. Kendra also voted to pass historic legislation to get dark money out of politics. The anti-corruption, pro-democracy bill which passed in the House would require the disclosure of dark-money spending in elections, end partisan gerrymandering, and strengthen ethics requirements, including a prohibition on Members of Congress using taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment claims. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY “We don’t have to choose between policies that are good for our pocketbooks and policies that are good for our people.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra voted to pass emergency unemployment assistance then worked with officials in Oklahoma to tackle the backlog of unemployment claims during the pandemic. During her first term in Congress, Kendra worked with President Trump to pass the USMCA trade deal. Kendra bucked party leadership and fought to pass more relief funding for small businesses, urging both parties to stop playing politics with the PPP program. Kendra introduced the NASA Authorization Act and is working hard to bring good paying, high tech jobs and training to Oklahoma in the aerospace and energy sectors. Kendra received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award for advancing policies that are good for American businesses. Our nation is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis. In Congress, Kendra is fighting to help workers, small businesses and families make ends meet by bringing lawmakers from both parties together to enact practical solutions. Kendra worked with both parties and President Trump to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), an updated trade deal expected to create 175,OOO American jobs. The USMCA takes important steps forward to protect workers and expand free and fair trade with our state’s two largest trading partners. Each year, Mexico and Canada purchase $2.3 billion in Oklahoma exports. When the pandemic struck, Kendra fought to expand unemployment benefits, including increased assistance and benefits for self-employed workers and gig workers who usually don’t qualify. When Oklahomans who’d lost their job through no fault of their own experienced long delays receiving assistance, Kendra pressured state officials to speed up the process and eliminate roadblocks for workers. Small businesses are the backbone of Oklahoma’s economy, employing over half of our state’s workforce. During the pandemic, Kendra fought to help them keep their lights on and their workers employed, leading an effort to provide immediate grants and zero-interest disaster loans. After Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide relief to small businesses and funds ran out, Kendra led the charge to restore the program, urging both parties to stop playing political games with the PPP. During her first term, Kendra helped introduce and pass 16 bills, signed into law by the president. Kendra’s enacted legislation includes the Great American Outdoors Act, the Tenants Bill of Rights for Military Families, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act. VETERANS AND MILITARY “We owe a debt to the men and women in uniform who faithfully serve our country. We must repay our veterans, service members, and military families not only with our words, but with our actions.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra led passage of the Tenant’s Bill of Rights to improve on-base military housing for service members and military families at Tinker AFB and nationwide. This year, Kendra introduced the Military HOMES Act to improve on-base housing conditions and oversight, building on the Tenant’s Bill of Rights. Kendra secured a 3.1 percent pay raise for active military, the largest raise in a decade. Kendra introduced veterans justice legislation to assist veterans with reintegration in their community and to prevent their entry into the criminal justice system. Our service members, veterans, and military families have put everything on the line for our country. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Kendra is fighting for them to ensure they receive the pay, benefits, and recognition they deserve for their service. During her first town hall, Kendra heard from a military family about issues of toxic mold and substandard housing at Tinker AFB. Hearing their story, Kendra immediately got to work to find a solution. She spearheaded hearings in the House Armed Services Committee and brought congressional leaders to Oklahoma to tour housing at Tinker. As a part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Kendra and Senator Jim Inhofe worked together to pass a Tenant’s Bill of Rights which provides increased protections for military families, cracks down on contractor fraud, and improves housing maintenance. This year, she introduced the bipartisan Military HOMES Act to strengthen the protections and oversight measures that passed in the Tenant’s Bill of Rights. Kendra also fought to include the biggest pay raise for service members in a decade as part of the 2O2O NDAA. The bill, which includes a 3.1 percent raise for active military, also makes a historic investment in critical new equipment for our nation’s military, and includes an amendment that Kendra introduced to help JROTC members obtain their pilots license. Red tape and government bureaucracy are a constant impediment for veterans and military families in need of the benefits they have earned through their service. In Oklahoma, Kendra and her team have helped over 1OO veterans resolve cases with the VA, returning thousands of dollars to Oklahomans who have served. This year, Kendra introduced bipartisan legislation to help redirect veterans entering the criminal justice system to Veterans Treatment Courts, which can connect veterans with the resources they need to reintegrate in their communities and prevent re-entry into the criminal justice system. INFRASTRUCTURE “Investments in infrastructure not only have the power to rebuild our crumbling roads and bridges, they can create lasting jobs and help American workers compete in a global economy.” – Kendra Horn Highlights: Kendra believes it’s time for the United States to close the digital divide and bring high-speed internet to every family, regardless of their ZIP code. Kendra is fighting for an investment in domestic American supply chains that would protect our country from another wave of the pandemic. Kendra voted to pass a historic $1OO billion investment in our nation’s health care infrastructure. Kendra supported passage of the Moving Forward Act, a sweeping infrastructure bill that would invest in rebuilding America’s highways, bridges, transit, energy infrastructure, high-speed internet access, and more. According to the most recent Infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, our country needs to spend $3.6 trillion to repair our crumbling roads, rails, pipes, and power grids — all because of deferred maintenance and poor investment. It’s time for Washington to take our crumbling infrastructure seriously, but the biggest hurdle to making gains is partisan politics. Kendra has fought to find common ground, bringing lawmakers from both parties together in support of plans to fund investments in broadband infrastructure and to create domestic American supply chains that would help our nation weather another wave of the pandemic. In the House, Kendra fought to pass the MAPS Act and the Broadband DATA Act, bills which together would update the national broadband map and ensure that the FCC is allocating infrastructure funds to the rural, tribal, and underserved areas that need them most. This year, the president signed this legislation into law. Kendra has also led a bipartisan effort to refocus Congress on passing comprehensive and bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Kendra believes the President and Congress should work together to address key areas infrastructure needs to be improved including modernizing funding and revenue sources, encouraging innovation, regulatory streamlining and public-private partnerships. During her first term, Kendra helped to save a local bridge in Jones which connected the community with its middle school. In the wake of significant flooding and storm damage in Central Oklahoma last May, Kendra worked with the Army Corps of Engineers and local leaders to save the Wilshire Blvd Bridge from washing out.	”
—Kendra Horn’s campaign website (2020)

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“	What is your political philosophy? Kendra Horn wants to focus on improving access to health case, guaranteeing equal pay for equal work, and giving every child the opportunity to receive a first-class public education. She believes that Congress is in need of innovative thinking that puts communities first and works towards compromise instead of extreme partisanship. Is there anything you would like to add? Horn was the Executive Director for Sally's List up until she decided to run for office. She was and continues to be active in Oklahoma by encouraging women to take on more leadership roles through support and training.	”
—Kendra Horn

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U.S. House

2019-2020

Horn was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• House Committee on Armed Services

Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

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On March 19, 2020, Horn announced a self-quarantine after a member of the U.S. House she previously had contact with tested positive for coronavirus.

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Preceded by Steve Russell	U.S. House of Representatives - Oklahoma, District 5 2019-2021	Succeeded by Stephanie Bice (R)

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

James Lankford (R)

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Josh Brecheen (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

Republican Party (7)