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Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin tapped for DHS secretary: Photos through the years

Updated March 5, 2026, 5:32 p.m. CT

Sen. Markwayne Mullinand President Donald Trump laugh during the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Tulsa, Ok.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is pictured during a business meeting of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025.

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U.S. Senate candidate, Markwayne Mullin met supporters for lunch at Hideaway Pizza in Automobile Alley in Oklahoma City Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

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Gov. Kevin Stitt and Rep. Markwayne Mullin. Candidate filing at the Capitol Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

DOUG HOKE/THE OKLAHOMANGov. Kevin Stitt (left), Sen. Markwayne Mullin and President Donald Trump enter the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Tulsa, Ok.

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., delivers remarks during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on the expected nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC

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Congregational delegation member representative Markwayne Mullin, takes part in a panel discussion during the Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) 2017 Convention at the Hilton Skirvin Hotel on Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

STEVE SISNEYMarkwayne Mullin talking with a constituents at his watch party in Tulsa, OK, Nov. 8, 2022.

Stephen Pingry, Tulsa WorldSenator Markwayne Mullin and President Donald Trump do the wave with fans during the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Tulsa, Ok.

Mike Simons, Tulsa WorldSen. Markwayne Mullin speaks as nearly 4,500 people were in attendance to see more than 1,000 citizen-soldiers with Task Force Tomahawk preparing to be deployed to Africa. Speakers included Gov. Kevin Stitt, Rep. Stephanie Bice, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Markwayne Mullin and more. TF Tomahawk is made up of Soldiers from multiple units from Oklahoma Army National GuardÕs 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team including two companies from the BrigadeÕs multi-state battalion Ð the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment Ð from the Nebraska Army National Guard and the Indiana Army National Guard. Photo Provided by Oklahoma City Thunder/Jimmy Do

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Rep. Markwayne Mullin looks through debris at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

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U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) speaks with reporters following a Senate Republican luncheon, in the U.S. Capitol on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican leaders are pushing to get what Trump calls his One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

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Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) share a laugh before the State of the Union address on February 7, 2023 in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The speech marks Presidents Joe Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

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Mar 18, 2023; Tulsa, OK, USA; US Senator Markwayne Mullin (left) talks with President Donald Trump during the NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center.

Brett Rojo, Brett Rojo-USA TODAY SportsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) greets Rep. Markwayne Mullin, (R-Okla) ahead of his testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, 2018.

Jack Gruber, USA TODAYSenator Markwayne Mullin and President Donald Trump stand for the national anthem during the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Tulsa, Ok.

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