Controversies are a part of history. Explore the biggest scandals linked to James Lankford.
James Paul Lankford is an American Baptist minister and a Republican politician currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Oklahoma since 2015. Before his Senate tenure, Lankford represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. His background as a minister informs his political views and engagement.
In January 2021, after James Lankford questioned the validity of the 2020 presidential election, some Black Tulsa leaders called for him to resign from the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Committee and the Senate, citing his false fraud allegations as an attack on Black voters.
In 2004, Oklahoma Question 711, a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions, passed with 75% of the vote and remained law until 2014.
In 2010, James Lankford called climate change a "myth", rejecting the scientific consensus.
In 2013, James Lankford condemned the Supreme Court decision striking down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
In 2013, James Lankford defended Phil Robertson after he was suspended from Duck Dynasty following comments regarded as anti-LGBT and racist, attacking A&E for the suspension.
In 2014, a federal judge struck down Oklahoma Question 711 as unconstitutional, prompting Lankford to assert that "marriage is a state issue and Oklahoma has spoken."
In 2015, James Lankford condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution.
In 2018, James Lankford criticized the National Science Foundation for funding projects to increase reporting on climate change in weathercasts, calling it "propagandizing."
In June 2020, James Lankford criticized President Trump's decision to walk to St John's Episcopal Church, calling it "confrontational". He also discussed racism and the need for families to build friendships across ethnic lines.
In 2020, James Lankford initially announced plans to object to the counting of some swing states' electoral votes as part of an attempt to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.
In January 2021, after James Lankford questioned the validity of the 2020 presidential election, some Black Tulsa leaders called for him to resign from the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Committee and the Senate, citing his false fraud allegations as an attack on Black voters.
In January 2021, after James Lankford questioned the validity of the 2020 presidential election, some Black Tulsa leaders called for him to resign from the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Committee and the Senate, citing his false fraud allegations as an attack on Black voters.
On May 28, 2021, James Lankford voted against creating the January 6 commission.
In 2021, James Lankford reversed course on his plans to object to the counting of some swing states' electoral votes after the January 6th United States Capitol attack. He later apologized for casting doubt on the validity of the election results.
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