Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) gestures during his victory speech at the Republican watch party Tuesday in Oklahoma City.  Credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) gestures during his victory speech at the Republican watch party Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
Credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP

Sen. James M. Inhofe, an the Oklahoma Republican who once compared the Environmental Protection Agency to the Gestapo, is likely to lead the Environment and Public Works Committee when the GOP takes control of the Senate next year.

If approved, Inhofe would replace Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), an avowed environmentalist, producing one of the most stark post-election changes in the Capitol. Committee assignments will not be made until Senate party caucuses meet in Washington after the election recess.

Inhofe, who has served in the Senate for two decades, is an iconic figure to both environmental and energy lobbyists. He chaired the committee from 2003 to 2008, when Republicans controlled the Senate. Inhofe, a former congressman and mayor of Tulsa, came to Washington to do battle with federal bureaucrats, particularly those […]

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