Cole, Tom
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Thomas Jeffery Cole is an American politician and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district since 2003. A Republican, he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1988 to 1991 and as the 26th secretary of state of Oklahoma from 1995 to 1999. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, Cole is the longest-serving Native American in the history of Congress. On April 10, 2024, Cole was elected chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Cole, Tom
- First name
- Tom
- Last name
- Cole
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Oklahoma 4th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 REP C
- Oklahoma 4th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 REP C
- Oklahoma 4th Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2026 cycle
- Coverage
- 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $3,827,891.36
- Total disbursements
- $3,008,431.84
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- Not available
Receipt components disclose $3,827,891.36 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle.
Receipt source components are not loaded yet.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2026 cycle
- $1,850,958.00
- Itemized
- $1,850,958.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 1457 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $1,850,958.00 in the 2026 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | Dollars: $59,703.00;Transactions: 30;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2025 | Dollars: $92,891.00;Transactions: 60;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2025 | Dollars: $240,521.00;Transactions: 98;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2025 | Dollars: $101,886.00;Transactions: 52;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2025 | Dollars: $148,182.00;Transactions: 108;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2025 | Dollars: $245,859.00;Transactions: 153;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2025 | Dollars: $108,370.00;Transactions: 75;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2025 | Dollars: $143,829.00;Transactions: 129;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2025 | Dollars: $64,936.00;Transactions: 73;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2025 | Dollars: $46,070.00;Transactions: 38;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2025 | Dollars: $22,714.00;Transactions: 36;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2025 | Dollars: $78,653.00;Transactions: 71;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2026 | Dollars: $50,132.00;Transactions: 43;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2026 | Dollars: $49,196.00;Transactions: 87;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2026 | Dollars: $183,308.00;Transactions: 188;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2026 | Dollars: $122,201.00;Transactions: 139;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2026 | Dollars: $92,507.00;Transactions: 77;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $1,850,958.00 across 1,457 reported transactions in the 2026 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $28,871.00;Transactions: 383 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $51,495.00;Transactions: 196 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $110,692.00;Transactions: 207 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $387,450.00;Transactions: 334 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $1,272,450.00;Transactions: 337 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 9% in district
- District share basis
- $159,511.00 in district and $1,634,839.00 out of district; $56,608.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $56,608.00 with 34 reported transactions; visible denominator is $1,850,958.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $159,511.00;Transactions: 257;Denominator: $1,850,958.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $378,988.00;Transactions: 386;Denominator: $1,850,958.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $1,255,851.00;Transactions: 780;Denominator: $1,850,958.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $56,608.00;Transactions: 34;Denominator: $1,850,958.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| MASSEY, GREG L. MR. | $14,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| RAINBOLT, DAVID E. MR. | $9,500.00 | 2 transactions |
| MATHENY, DAVID MR. | $9,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| CARON, CHRISTOPHER MR. | $7,000.00 | 3 transactions |
| POWELL, ROBERT TYLER MR. | $7,000.00 | 3 transactions |
| BELCHER, LESLIE A. MS. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| BRESLOW, LOREN MS. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| COFFEE, GLENN MR. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| CREEK NATION, MUSCOGEE | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| DANIELS, BRANDON MR. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $299,773.00 | 594 transactions |
| INDIAN TRIBE | $139,650.00 | 52 transactions |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN | $35,000.00 | 30 transactions |
| CHICKASAW NATION | $34,100.00 | 34 transactions |
| HOMEMAKER | $31,100.00 | 11 transactions |
| SILENCER SHOP | $24,500.00 | 6 transactions |
| BLACKSTONE | $20,500.00 | 5 transactions |
| NELNET INC | $20,000.00 | 4 transactions |
| ORACLE | $17,500.00 | 5 transactions |
| CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | $15,800.00 | 11 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $272,050.00 | 117 transactions |
| Aerospace and Defense | $35,000.00 | 30 transactions |
Classified: $35,000.00 and 30 transactions out of $307,050.00 and 147 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H2OK04055
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Source record ID: cn:2024:H2OK04055
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Source record ID: house:C001053
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Source record ID: fec_races:H2OK04055:2024
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Source record ID: fec_races:H2OK04055:2022
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Source record ID: fec_races:H2OK04055:2026
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
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- C001053
- fec_candidate_id
- H2OK04055
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- wikidata_id
- Q173839