Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89.
Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a stroke over the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement.
Inhofe, who was elected to a fifth Senate term in 2020, stepped down in early 2023.
He lived a long and happy life selling our country to giant corporations.
burn in hell. I’ve never been more scared for my life than being lgbt in your state.
Some obituaries make for pleasurable reading material
Hope they built him a tomb big enough to take all his bribes with him for fucking up our future
Strokes are FAKE! I’ve never seen one! He probably died after having a GAY SEX ORGY!
How dare you insult the good name of gay sex orgies by implying that they’d let this asshole participate.
Furry gay sex orgy
Ah Senator Snowball dies on the hottest July 4th weekend ever. Coincidence?
Hottest so far.
I can only hope Death hasn’t left D.C. yet, but is just sharpening his scythe. In particular, there are a couple presidential candidates who are rotting on the vine.
Needs to take out the entire project 2025 team, all servers, anyone ever involved. Tabula rasa.
That’s the most Dark Souls shit
Makes room for a non-Republican
You don’t even have to read the article. It says in the post that he stepped down in 2023.
And Oklahoma will never go for a non-Republican.
I grew up there.
Oklahoma man honored to finally be metabolized into various greenhouse gases
Hi, I’m “Jealous from Texas”, howryadoin?
Good, fuck off
Ohh good another fucking moron that gets to die off and leave us with the consequences of his actions.
This is the true reality. There is no karma.
Good.
Pieces of shit like this make me wish hell was real.
You’re a traitor to country and all of humanity; the world became a slightly better place when you died. I hope your final moments were as agonizing as the policies you supported.
Good riddance.
How does voting work when this happens? Like, let’s say R’s control the Senate 51-50, but this guy suddenly dies. Is the Senate now split on votes?
As OP mentioned, it’s not relevant since he retired, but the seat becomes vacant for a period, meaning one fewer member votes, and results may be affected. There’s generally some mechanism for filling the vacant seat, which can vary on timing (and state law). Generally a replacement can be appointed by the state governor, special elections are held if there is still a substantial term remaining, or the position is held by the appointee if an election is already imminent.
He retired in 2023.
