Who is running for U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 in 2026?

U.S. Representative, Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District; Chairman, House Appropriations Committee

Tom Cole has represented Oklahoma's 4th District since January 2003 and chairs the House Appropriations Committee³⁴. He previously served in the Oklahoma Senate, as chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party and as Oklahoma Secretary of State, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma³⁴. He is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation⁴.

Where they stand 21 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted to override President Biden's veto of a resolution overturning his broad student loan debt cancellation; the override failed. (2023-06-21) source
  • Voted to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which lowered payments and sped up forgiveness. (2023-12-07) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of weapons to Israel that the administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2021-09-24) source
  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2022-07-15) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would protect life from fertilization and lists no exceptions. (2017) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act again in the 116th Congress. (2019-01-16) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act again in the 118th Congress. (2023) source
  • His campaign site cites his 100 percent National Right to Life rating and his help passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which bans abortion after 20 weeks. (2026) source
• Aid to UkraineKeep a steady, limited flow of U.S. aid while talks continuelow

  Said · low confidence

  • Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
  • Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
  • After voting for a Ukraine security assistance bill, he said the U.S. must stand firmly against Putin's aggression, while sharing concerns about slow aid delivery and the need for oversight. (2023-09-28) source
  • After voting for the April 2024 Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific security bills, he said America can't cower to evil and noted the Ukraine bill required cost-matching from allies and a repayment agreement. (2024-04-20) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which would require independent redistricting commissions. (2021-03-03) source
• Campaign financeNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which created public matching funds for campaigns and stricter donor disclosure. (2021-03-03) source
• Qualified immunityNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers. (2021-03-03) source
• Childcare and pre-KNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
• Paid leaveNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
• Drug pricesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the MORE Act, which would legalize marijuana federally and clear past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
• Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Public defender

Mitchell Jacob is an Army veteran who served as a sergeant and cryptologic linguist and deployed to Syria, a 2025 University of Oklahoma College of Law graduate, and a public defender³⁴. He lives in Newcastle with his wife and five children³. He won the June 16, 2026 Democratic primary over Jeff Pixley².

Where they stand 7 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• National debtA mix of spending cuts and tax increasesmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In a Ballotpedia survey he said the U.S. should stop raising the debt limit, cut spending, greatly reduce tax expenditures and eliminate the federal debt. (2026) source
  • His campaign blog pledges to vote only for balanced budgets and never to raise the debt limit. (2026-08-21) source
• ImmigrationMuch more open immigration with less enforcementmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says ICE should be abolished, calls for capacity rather than more law enforcement, and wants work visas, asylum claims and refugee requests processed fairly and quickly. (2026) source
• GunsKeep current laws and enforce what is already on the booksmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will not take anyone's guns and opposes blanket federal rules, and proposes a HOPE Act aimed at people who illegally give guns to minors or store them negligently. (2026) source
• Birthright citizenshipYes, for everyone born here except the narrow exceptions like diplomats' children, as the Supreme Court ruledmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he switched from a state House race to Congress because the president tried to end his sons' birthright citizenship, which he opposes. (2026) source
• Aid to IsraelEnd itlow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says the U.S. must cease all economic, political and military support for Israel until it ceases its campaign of violence in Gaza. (2026) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says he is pro-choice, that medical decisions belong to individuals and their physicians, and that a woman's rights should not change at state lines. (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey for a state House race he said he signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and hopes to impose term limits on Congress. (2024) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Private citizen

Rocco Bonacci is a lifelong Lawton resident running as an independent for Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District¹²³. No campaign website, questionnaire answers or issue statements were found.

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.