22 Facts About Nathan Dahm

Nathan Ryan Dahm was born on January 27,1983 and is an American politician who has served the Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party since 2023.

Nathan Dahm previously served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 33rd district from 2012 to 2024.

Nathan Dahm has thrice unsuccessfully sought federal office: first running for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district in 2010, then running for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district again in 2018, and then running for retiring senator Jim Inhofe's United States Senate seat in 2022.

Nathan Dahm was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on January 27,1983.

Nathan Dahm graduated from Abeka Christian Academy Home School in 2001.

In 2008, Nathan Dahm filed to run for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 75, but was later struck from the ballot.

Nathan Dahm placed 3rd in the six candidate primary, with Sullivan garnering a majority vote and avoiding a runoff.

On February 8,2011, Nathan Dahm filed to run for Broken Arrow City Council.

Nathan Dahm served in the 54th Oklahoma Legislature, 55th Oklahoma Legislature, 56th Oklahoma Legislature, 57th Oklahoma Legislature, and the 58th Oklahoma Legislature.

In 2012, the first election after redistricting, Nathan Dahm filed to run in the new Oklahoma Senate district 33.

Nathan Dahm won the runoff and the seat since no other party contested the race.

Nathan Dahm sponsored legislation in the Oklahoma Senate that would subject physicians performing abortions to felony charges and revocation of their medical licenses.

In 2022, Senator Nathan Dahm sponsored Senate Bill 1166, which if passed would have prevented individuals charged for participation in the 2021 United States Capitol attack from being transported into or through Oklahoma.

Nathan Dahm has sponsored legislation to ban sanctuary cities in Oklahoma twice.

In January 2023, Nathan Dahm filed a bill to declare a state of emergency and prohibit any medical entity that provides gender affirming healthcare from receiving any federal, state, or municipal funding whatsoever, even if the funding is not for said care.

Nathan Dahm was reported as stating that this was to "end the practice of gender destruction in our state".

Nathan Dahm authored anti-abortion legislation allowing the filing of wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of fetuses against those who facilitate abortions.

On May 5,2017, Nathan Dahm announced his candidacy for Representative of Oklahoma's 1st congressional district.

On September 28,2021, Nathan Dahm announced his candidacy for the 2022 United States Senate election in Oklahoma, challenging incumbent Republican senator James Lankford.

On February 28,2022, Nathan Dahm announced he would instead run in the concurrent special election for Jim Inhofe's open Senate seat, upon news of his resignation.

Nathan Dahm was unopposed in the 2012 general election since no other party or independent filed for the race.

Nathan Dahm was unopposed for reelection in the 2020 Republican primary and general election.