On March 18, Senator Markwayne Mullin will sit for his confirmation hearing, ready to replace Kristi Noem at the helm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Beyond Capitol Hill and Oklahoma, one might say the Republican is not exactly a household name. But he has been around for a while, now and, while he’s certainly a member of Team MAGA, he is not someone from whom Democrats recoil in horror.
Who is Markwayne Mullin, other than a Republican senator from Oklahoma? He is a man who originally expressed distaste for the idea of making a career of public service. That’s a vote-getter, after all, since in America today, a career in “public service” means all kinds of financial perks with little accountability. Yet, Mullin, despite an original campaign pledge to serve no more than three terms, remained in the House of Representatives for five terms before running for a Senate seat.
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