Horn, Kendra, 1976-

HORN, Kendra, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Chickasha, Grady County, Okla., June 9, 1976; B.A., University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., 1998; J.D., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 2001; lawyer, private practice; staff, United States Representative Brad Carson of Oklahoma, 2004-2005; nonprofit executive; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2021); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.

<p>Kendra Suzanne Horn (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.</p>

<p>Horn defeated Republican incumbent Steve Russell in the 2018 election, in what many political analysts considered an upset victory. She was the first Democrat to represent the state's 5th congressional district in 44 years and the first Oklahoma Democrat elected to Congress in eight years. She was the first Democratic woman elected to the House from Oklahoma.</p>

<p>Horn lost her 2020 re-election bid to Republican challenger Stephanie Bice, after serving one term.</p>