Kendra Horn
Kendra Suzanne Horn (born June 9, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.
Kendra Horn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Russell |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Bice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kendra Suzanne Horn June 9, 1976 Chickasha, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Tulsa (BA) Southern Methodist University (JD) |
Horn defeated Republican incumbent Steve Russell in the 2018 election, in what many political analysts considered an upset victory. She was the first Democrat to represent the state's 5th congressional district in 44 years and the first Oklahoma Democrat elected to Congress in eight years. She was the first Democratic woman elected to the House from Oklahoma. Horn lost her 2020 re-election bid to Republican challenger Stephanie Bice, after serving one term. She is the most recent Democrat to represent Oklahoma in Congress.
She was the Democratic nominee in the Oklahoma Senate special election in 2022 losing in a landslide to Markwayne Mullin.