Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Kristi Noem |
| United States Senator from Oklahoma | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 Serving with James Lankford | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Boren |
| Succeeded by | Josh Brecheen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1977 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American Cherokee Nation |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Christie Rowan (m. 1997) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (AAS) |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2023 as Oklahoma's junior United States senator. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in a special election in 2022 to serve the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term.
A member of the Cherokee Nation, Mullin is the first Native American U.S. senator since Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired in 2005. He is also the second Cherokee citizen elected to the Senate since 1925. From 2013 to 2023, Mullin served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.
On March 5, 2026, President Donald Trump nominated Mullin as secretary of homeland security replacing Kristi Noem. His hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is scheduled for March 18.