Kevin Hern

Kevin Ray Hern (born December 4, 1961) is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district since 2018.^[1]

Kevin Hern
Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
Designee
Assuming office January 3, 2025
Leader	Mike Johnson
Succeeding	Gary Palmer
Chair of the Republican Study Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Jim Banks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 13, 2018
Preceded by	Jim Bridenstine
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-04) December 4, 1961 (age 64) Belton, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tammy Hern ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Education	Arkansas Tech University (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology University of Arkansas, Little Rock (MBA)
Website	House website

In the eighth ballot of the 2023 Speaker of the House of Representatives election, Hern received 2 votes, while he himself voted for Kevin McCarthy. He was nominated on the ninth round of voting by Lauren Boebert. He received 3 votes.^[2]