Tom Coburn

Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
United States Senator; from Oklahoma
	In office; January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Don Nickles
Succeeded by	James Lankford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Oklahoma's 2nd district
	In office; January 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Mike Synar
Succeeded by	Brad Carson
Personal details
Born	March 14, 1948; Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	March 28, 2020 (aged 72); Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carolyn Coburn
Residence	Muskogee, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University
Occupation	physician

Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and medical doctor. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator of Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015. He was nicknamed Dr. No because of he blocked many spending bills many times.^[1]

He announced in January 2014 that he would leave the senate at the end of the 113th United States Congress and submitted his resignation letter to Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin.

Coburn died on March 28, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma from prostate cancer, aged 72.^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ McFadden, Robert D. (28 March 2020). "Tom Coburn, the 'Dr. No' of Congress, Is Dead at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
↑ Bernstein, Adam (March 28, 2020). "Tom Coburn, unyielding 'Dr. No' of the House and Senate, dies at 72". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

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[1] McFadden, Robert D. (28 March 2020). "Tom Coburn, the 'Dr. No' of Congress, Is Dead at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[QKOUD-2] Bernstein, Adam (March 28, 2020). "Tom Coburn, unyielding 'Dr. No' of the House and Senate, dies at 72". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

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