Kendra Horn

Kendra Suzanne Horn (born June 9, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer 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 the vast majority of Oklahoma City. Horn is to date the last Democrat to represent Oklahoma in Congress. Horn narrowly 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 the state of Oklahoma. Horn lost her 2020 re-election bid to Republican challenger Stephanie Bice after serving one term. Horn was the Democratic nominee in the Oklahoma Senate special election in 2022, losing to Markwayne Mullin.