1. Kendra Suzanne Horn was born on June 9,1976 and is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021.
25 Facts About Kendra Horn
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Kendra Horn was the first Democrat to represent the state's 5th congressional district in 44 years and the first Oklahoma Democrat elected to Congress in eight years.
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Kendra Horn was the first Democratic woman elected to the House from Oklahoma.
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Kendra Horn lost her 2020 re-election bid to Republican challenger Stephanie Bice, after serving one term.
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Kendra Horn is the most recent Democrat to represent Oklahoma in Congress.
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Kendra Horn was the Democratic nominee in the Oklahoma Senate special election in 2022 losing to Markwayne Mullin.
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Kendra Horn received her bachelor's degree in political science with Omicron Delta Kappa honors from the University of Tulsa in 1998.
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In 2001, Kendra Horn received her JD degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
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Kendra Horn studied at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.
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Kendra Horn worked in private practice as a lawyer at a small firm in Dallas, Texas before opening a solo practice in 2002.
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Kendra Horn served as the press secretary to United States Congressman Brad Carson from 2004 to 2005.
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Kendra Horn went on to work for the Space Foundation first as Manager of Government Affairs at their DC office and later as the Manager of Communication and Media Relations until 2008.
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Kendra Horn worked as a strategic consultant with Amatra, a communication technology firm, beginning in 2009.
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On July 3,2017, Kendra Horn announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives to Oklahoma's fifth congressional district.
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Ultimately, Kendra Horn won by defeating Russell in Oklahoma County, home to three-fourths of the district's population, by 9,900 votes, more than three times the overall margin of 3,300 votes.
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Kendra Horn garnered support from female Republican voters in an election largely seen as a referendum against President Donald Trump.
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When Kendra Horn took office, she became the first Democrat to represent the district since John Jarman in 1974, who switched parties to become a Republican midway through what would be his final term.
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Kendra Horn won the Democratic nomination for her seat in the 2020 primary.
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Kendra Horn faced Republican Oklahoma State Senator Stephanie Bice in the 2020 general election.
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On January 3,2019, the first day of the 116th United States Congress, Congresswoman Kendra Horn joined 219 other Democrats to support Nancy Pelosi in the chamber-wide election for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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When explaining her decision to support Pelosi, Kendra Horn mentioned that the Democratic and Republican nominees were Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy, respectively, and said that Pelosi's support for improving health care, strengthening Medicare and Social Security, and supporting public education aligned with her successful campaign platform in the 2018 election and therefore with her goals in Congress.
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On December 18,2019, Kendra Horn voted for both articles of impeachment against President Trump.
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In March 2022, Kendra Horn announced that she would be running in the 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma after Jim Inhofe announced his retirement.
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Kendra Horn lost the general election to Republican candidate Markwayne Mullin.
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Kendra Horn is not biologically related to Madison Horn, the Democratic nominee for the other Senate election held in parallel in Oklahoma.