Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., will announce Wednesday that he is running for Senate in Oklahoma, two sources familiar with his plans told NBC News.
Hern will run to fill Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s seat after President Donald Trump selected the Oklahoma senator to be the next nominee for homeland security secretary. Hern’s plans were first reported by Punchbowl News.
Should Mullin be confirmed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt will appoint someone to finish his term, which ends in January 2027. According to state law, the person who temporarily fills the seat must sign an affidavit vowing not to run for a full term. This means that Hern is removing himself from Stitt’s pool of temporary replacement options and is instead vying to be the full-term senator from Oklahoma.
Hern is the first candidate to officially enter the race since the news of Mullin’s nomination. He has served in Congress since 2018 and is
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