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Inhofe To Retire At End Of Current Congress, SASC’s Top Republican Confirms To Oklahoma Paper

Inhofe To Retire At End Of Current Congress, SASC’s Top Republican Confirms To Oklahoma Paper
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, leads a press conference on Nov. 2 2021.

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, will retire from his seat at the end of the current congressional session.  Inhofe, 87, officially confirmed his decision in an interview with The Oklahoman published on Friday morning, where he also endorsed Luke Holland, his chief of staff, to be his successor. “I didn’t make a solid decision until two or three weeks ago,” Inhofe told The Oklahoman. “There has to be one day where you say,…

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