NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ernest Istook

Ernest James Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th District of Oklahoma. Istook is a member of the Appropriations and on the Homeland Security committees. He is currently the Republican gubernatorial nominee, running against incumbent Democrat Gov. Brad Henry. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... James Mountain Inhofe (born November 17, 1934), usually known as Jim Inhofe, is an American politician from Oklahoma. ... Thomas Allen Coburn, M.D. (born March 14, 1948) is a medical doctor and a Republican U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... John A. Sullivan (born January 1, 1965) is an American politician. ... Dan Boren (August 2, 1973 - ) is a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Oklahoma. ... Frank D. Lucas (b. ... Rep. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 774. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... Charles Bradford Brad Henry (born June 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Early life and career

Istook's family immigrated to the US from Hungary through Ellis Island and spoke Hungarian at home. He graduated from Castleberry High School in Fort Worth, Texas in 1967 and received a bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University (in Waco, Texas) in 1971. He worked full time as a radio news reporter at KTOK in Oklahoma City while attending law school, receiving a law degree from Oklahoma City University in 1976. After graduation, he established his own law firm, and practiced law for 15 years. Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 774. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... NewsRadio 1000 KTOK (1000 Khz) is located in Oklahoma City. ... Oklahoma City University is a large urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown District. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Istook also was director of the Oklahoma State Alcoholic and Beverage Control Board (1977-1978), was legal counsel to popular Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren (1978), and was a member of the board of the Oklahoma County metropolitan library system (1982-1986), chairman of the Warr Acres city council (1982-1986), director of the Warr Acres Chamber of Commerce, and an Oklahoma state representative from 1987-1993. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... credited to the United States Senate Historical Office David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) was a Democratic United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1979 until 1994. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chambers of commerce are business advocacy groups which are usually not associated with government. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

U.S. House of Representatives

1992 election

Istook was elected to the U.S. House of representatives in 1992 and began serving in 1993 (103rd Congress). He defeated House Republican Whip Mickey Edwards in the 1992 Republican Primary, at that time the 2nd ranking Republican Congressman, and also a former Federal Prosecutor/Gubernatorial nominee Bill Price to take the seat. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The 103rd United States Congress met from January 5, 1993 to January 3, 1995 // Dates of Sessions 1993-1995 First: Second: Major legislation See also: List of United States Federal Legislation#103rd United States Congress Party summary Senate House of Representatives Officers Senate House of Representatives Members Alabama Senators Howell... A whip in the United States House of Representatives is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the partys floor leader. ... Mickey Edwards is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma. ...

All of Istook's campaigns have featured a consistent theme featuring pro-life, favoring tax cuts, and a generally conservative-themed platform of "less government and lower taxes." (map) Pro-life is a term representing a variety of perspectives and activist movements in bioethics. ...

Political views

On the Issues calls Istook a "Libertarian-leaning Conservative." See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ...

Istook is pro-life. He opposes abortion, partial or otherwise, and does not support federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Istook supports the position that abortion should be prohibited except when the mother's life is in danger. Istook opposes homosexual marriage and the adoption of children into homosexual homes. He favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Istook favors a constitutional amendment against flag-burning. Pro-life is a term representing a variety of perspectives and activist movements in bioethics. ...

Istook introduced the Religious Freedom Amendment, a Constitutional Amendment to permit school prayer, in 1995 and (slightly modified) in 1997. [1] On June 4, 1998 the House voted 224-203, with 7 abstentions, in favor of it, but it failed as a Constitutional amendment, needing a 2/3 majority to pass. He reintroduced it in 1999, [2], and again with different text in 2001, renamed the Religious Speech Amendment.[3], and in 2003 [4]. The other efforts did not make it out of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution. June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Istook opposes more federal funds for health coverage and supports the privatizing of Social Security. He supports the Bush Administration's tax cuts and want to make those permanent. He favors expansion of free trade; he voted in favor of CAFTA. He wants the US to withdraw from the World Trade Organization, wants the end of the estate tax, and supported Normal Trade Relations with the People’s Republic of China to be made permanent. Social Security in the United States is a social insurance program funded through a dedicated payroll tax. ... The Bush administration includes President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Bushs Cabinet, and other select officials and advisors. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is a free trade agreement between the United States and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and Canada, and Mexico. ... WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its approximately 30 agreements. ... Inheritance tax, also known in some countries outside the United States as a death duty and referred to as an estate tax within the U.S, is a form of tax levied upon the bequest that a person may make in their will to a living person or organisation. ... In the United States, Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status refers to what the World Trade Organization and much of the rest of the world still refer to (somewhat misleadingly) as Most-Favored Nation status. ... People on the stairs to the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago In general, the English word people refers to a specific group of humans, or to persons in a general sense. ...

Istook voted to make the USA PATRIOT Act permanent and supports intelligence gathering without civilian oversight. Istook favors military recruiting on college campuses that receive federal aid. Istook stands behind the Bush Administration and its handling of the War in Iraq and continues to support higher Defense Department funding. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...

Istook does not the support a US ratification of the Kyoto Protocol nor does he favor alternative fuel sources. But he opposes drilling in ANWR. Kyoto Protocol Opened for signature December 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan Entered into force February 16, 2005. ... Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge covers about 19,600,000 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. ...

Controversies

Istook is against the current federal funding level for Amtrak. For several years, he chaired the subcommittee on Treasury, Transportation, and Special Agencies that oversaw transportation funding. Just before the 2004 Thanksgiving recess, Istook removed special transportation funding (earmarks) for districts of 21 Republican House members in a last minute, 3000 page omnibus appropriations bill. He did not give colleagues a chance to review the bill, and subsequently nearly came to blows with congressman Jack McHugh (R-NY) over the incident. The removal of earmarks was because the other Republicans had written a letter supporting of funding of $1.8 billion. [5] Istook lost the chairmanship in 2005. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ...

Istook was involved in the Jack Abramoff campaign finance controversy. After this was discovered by the press, campaign donations from Abramoff and associates were donated to charitable groups, see attached articles. In some instances he paid back some of the controversial campaign contributions. [6] [7] [8] [9] It has been suggested that Category:Jack Abramoff scandals be merged into this article or section. ...

Committee Membership

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Ratings

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2006 gubernatorial race

On October 3, 2005 Istook announced he would run for governor of Oklahoma against Democratic incumbent Brad Henry [10]. He was immediately the consensus frontrunner for the nomination, as a seven-term incumbent U.S. Representative whose district covered most of Oklahoma City area, the state's largest media market. The Oklahoma gubernatorial election of 2006 will be held on November 7, 2006, and will be a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Bradford Brad Henry (born June 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

In the July 2006 primary, Istook got 55% of the vote to become the Republican nominee. Oil businessman Bob Sullivan was second with 31 percent of the vote. [11]. Robert J. Sullivan, Jr. ...

Personal

Istook and his wife Judy (whom he married in 1973) have five children (two sons and three daughters) and seven grandchildren. Istook, who comes from a Southern Baptist background, is now a member of the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). He and his wife live in Warr Acres, a suburb of Oklahoma City. The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...

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United States Representatives from Oklahoma

Current Districts
1st District: McGuire • Davenport • Chandler • Howard • Chandler • Howard • Montomery • Howard • O’Connor • Disney • Schwabe • Belcher • Jones • Inhofe • Largent • Sullivan
2nd District: Fulton • Morgan • Hastings • Robertson • Hastings • Nichols • Stigler • Edmondson • McSpadden • Risenhoover • Synar • Coburn • Carson • D. Boren
3rd District: Davenport • Creager • Davenport • Carter • Cartwright • Stewart • Albert • Watkins • Brewster • Watkins • Lucas
4th District: Carter • Murray • McKeown • Pringey • McKeown • Gassaway • L. Boren • Johnson • Steed • McCurdy • Watts • Cole
5th District: Ferris • Thompson • Harrled • Swank • Stone • Swank • Lee • Hill • Smith • Monroney • Jarman • Edwards • Istook

Defunct Districts

Territorial (1989-1907): Harvey • Flynn • Callahan • Flynn • McGuire
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6th District (1913-2003): Murray • Ferris • Gensman • Thomas • Johnson Sr. • Morris • Wickersham • Morris • Wickersham • Johnson Jr. • Smith • Camp • English • Lucas
7th District (1913-1953): McClintic • Massingale • Wickersham • Peden • Wickersham
8th District (1913-1953): Weaver • Morgan • Swindall • Herrick • Garber • Marland • Ferguson • Ross Rizley • Wilson • Belcher
9th District (1933-1943): Rogers William Henry David Alfalfa Bill Murray (1869â€“1956) was a United States Democratic Party politician representing Oklahoma. ... THOMAS, John William Elmer (1876â€“1965), a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind. ... Jed Joseph Johnson (July 31, 1888 - May 8, 1963) was a politician from the state of Oklahoma. ... Glenn Lee English, Jr. ... Frank D. Lucas (b. ... HERRICK, Manuel, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Perry, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, September 20, 1876; moved with his parents to Greenwood County, Kans. ... Ernest Whitworth Marland (May 8, 1874 â€“ October 3, 1941) was an American layer, oil businessman, and politician who served as the tenth Governor of Oklahoma. ...

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