Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Mickey Edwards
Succeeded by
Mary Fallin
Personal details
Born
(1950-02-11) February 11, 1950 (age 74) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Judy Istook
Children
5
Education
Baylor University (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD)
Ernest Istook's voice
Ernest Istook discusses FY2005 transportation, treasury, and related appropriations Recorded September 14, 2004
Ernest James "Ernie" Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House.[1] Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and also a talk radio host. In 2010, Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics.[2]
He was a member of the Appropriations and the Homeland Security committees. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006, running against incumbent Democratic Governor Brad Henry. Istook lost the gubernatorial race by a very wide margin, getting only 33.5% of the vote to Henry's 66.5%.
^McNutt, Michael (12 November 2006). "A look back at what went wrong for Istook; Henry's popularity made race tough, observers say". The Oklahoman.
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Ernest James "Ernie" Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States...
landslide, defeating Republican U.S. Representative ErnestIstook. Henry took 66.5% of the vote to Istook's 33.5% and swept all but three counties in the state...
former Chief of Staff to ErnestIstook (R-OK), pleaded guilty to accepting bribes connected to the Federal Highway Bill. Istook was not charged. (2008)...
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governors from 1995 to 2007. After seven-term Republican incumbent ErnestIstook announced that he would retire from his seat to run for governor, Fallin...
general election, Henry faced Fifth District U.S. Congressman Republican ErnestIstook and won with 66% of the vote. He won with a higher total than any gubernatorial...
original RSC), Sam Johnson of Texas, John Doolittle of California and ErnestIstook of Oklahoma. These four founders alternated as chairs throughout the...
Keating Republican nominee for Governor of Oklahoma 2002 Succeeded by ErnestIstook U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) Preceded by Jason Chaffetz as...
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finishing third behind State Representative ErnestIstook and former federal prosecutor Bill Price. Istook went on to win in November. The loss was mostly...
1993 January 3, 1999 Ran successfully for U.S. Senator from Idaho. ErnestIstook Republican OK-05 January 3, 1993 January 3, 2007 Buck McKeon Republican...
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Albaugh is the former chief of staff to American Republican Congressman ErnestIstook and was a cooperating witness in the Department of Justice investigation...
chairmanship with Dan Burton of Indiana, Sam Johnson of Texas, and ErnestIstook of Oklahoma until 1999.[citation needed] In November 1997, Doolittle...
American casinos; it was sponsored by Reps. Bill Archer (R-TX) and ErnestIstook (R-OK). Since the matter involved taxation, Abramoff enlisted help from...
American casinos; it was sponsored by Reps. Bill Archer (R-TX) and ErnestIstook (R-OK). Since the matter involved taxation, Abramoff enlisted help from...
Representative Lantos there were other Hungarians in the Congress, like ErnestIstook, Joseph M. Gaydos, Eugene Jerome Hainer or Ernie Konnyu. Current U.S...
landslide, defeating Republican U.S. Representative ErnestIstook. Henry took 66.5% of the vote to Istook's 33.5% and swept all but three counties in the state...
Fraser Verrusio Named but not charged Ed Buckham Tom DeLay Tom Feeney ErnestIstook Films Casino Jack Casino Jack and the United States of Money Others...
within his own party by cosponsoring a bill by U.S. Representative ErnestIstook to introduce a constitutional amendment to protect religious expression...
Hicks – Oklahoma Senate David Holt (1909) – Mayor of Oklahoma City ErnestIstook (1976) – United States House of Representatives A. Visanio Johnson –...
Rogers) Defense (Chair: Jerry Lewis) District of Columbia (Chair: Ernest J. Istook) Energy and Water Development (Chair: Ron Packard) Foreign Operations...
the conservative Republican Study Committee, and joined Dan Burton, ErnestIstook, and John Doolittle in refounding it in 1994 after Newt Gingrich pulled...
Ranking Member) Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies (Ernest J. Istook Jr., Chair; John Olver, Ranking Member) VA, HUD and Independent Agencies...
101st (1989–1991) 102nd (1991–1993) Bill Brewster (D) 103rd (1993–1995) ErnestIstook (R) Steve Largent (R) Frank Lucas (R) 104th (1995–1997) Tom Coburn (R)...
former New York politician and a convicted felon currently in prison. ErnestIstook – former Congressman from Oklahoma (1993–2007) John Kerry (1943-) –...
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