24 Facts About Kevin Hern

Kevin Ray Hern was born on December 4,1961 and is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma.

Kevin Hern was a leading figure in attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election.

In December 2020, Hern signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Kevin Hern became the chair of the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative Republicans in the House, in 2023.

Kevin Hern graduated from Dover High School in 1980 and Arkansas Tech University in 1986 before working at Rockwell International while pursuing a PhD in astronautical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kevin Hern left his degree program without finishing after the Challenger disaster in 1986.

Kevin Hern received his MBA from University of Arkansas, Little Rock, in 1999.

In 1987, Kevin Hern moved to Arkansas and went to work for McDonald's; within a few years, he was an operations manager for several McDonald's franchises in the Little Rock area.

Kevin Hern sold that franchise in 1999 to move to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he bought two franchises.

Kevin Hern expanded his business to 18 franchises in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area.

Kevin Hern was ranked number 7 in the United States House of Representatives by total number of stock trades while in office between January 2020 and January 2022 and violated the STOCK Act in 2021 by failing to properly disclose stock trades worth up to $2.7 million.

Outgoing Governor Mary Fallin then appointed Kevin Hern to serve the rest of Bridenstine's third term.

Kevin Hern was able to do so because under Oklahoma law, if a House seat falls vacant in an even-numbered year and the incumbent's term is due to end the following year, the governor can appoint someone to serve the remainder of the term.

Kevin Hern ran for a third term in 2022, despite speculation that he might run for the open Senate seat being vacated by Jim Inhofe.

Kevin Hern ran for a fourth term in 2024 facing a primary challenge from Paul Royse.

In December 2020, Hern was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed over incumbent Donald Trump.

Kevin Hern was among 147 congressional Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election results.

In 2022, Kevin Hern was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.

Kevin Hern was later among 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Kevin Hern was officially nominated by Boebert on the ninth ballot and received three votes.

Kevin Hern was again nominated by Boebert on the tenth ballot, and received seven votes.

On October 4,2023, Kevin Hern announced his campaign for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives after McCarthy was removed by a motion to vacate.

Kevin Hern is a strong supporter of work requirements for welfare programs and credits his support of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to its work requirement.

Kevin Hern was criticized for his hypocrisy regarding President Biden's student loan debt forgiveness.