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Ernest Istook

Personal data
Date of birthFebruary 11, 1950(age 66)
Place of birthFort Worth, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJudy Istook
ResidenceWarr Acres, Oklahoma
Alma materBaylor University, Oklahoma City University
Occupationattorney
ReligionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th district
Assumed office1993 � 2007
Succeeded byMary Fallin
Preceded byMickey Edwards

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Ernest James Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House. Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and also a talk radio host. In 2010 Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics

Istook was a member of the Appropriations and the Homeland Security committees. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006, running against incumbent Democratic Gov. Brad Henry. Istook lost the gubernatorial race by a very wide margin, getting only 33.5% of the vote to Henry's 66.5%.


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