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Tom Coburn

AKA Thomas Allen Coburn

Born: 14-Mar-1948
Birthplace: Casper, WY

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Oklahoma

"Lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in Southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom. Now think about it." Spoken at a Town Hall meeting, Hugo, Oklahoma, on 31 August 2004 (tape recorded).

Father: O. W. Coburn (d.)
Mother: Joy
Wife: Carolyn Denton (m. 1968, 3 children)
Daughter: Callie
Daughter: Katie
Daughter: Sarah

    High School: Central High School, Muskogee, OK
    University: BA Accounting, Oklahoma State University (1970)
    University: Oklahoma University, Norman, OK
    Medical School: MD, University of Oklahoma (1983)

    US Senator, Oklahoma (2005-)
    US Congressman, Oklahoma 2nd (1995-2001)
    Coburn Optical Industries Manufacturing Manager (1970-78)
    Bush-Cheney 2000
    Leadership Institute Bi-Partisan Congressional Advisory Board
    Promise Keepers
    Risk Factors: Homophobia

Author of books:
Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders into Insiders (2003, memoir)


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