10 things about Tulsa, Oklahoma native Markwayne Mullin

Markwayne Mullin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States to Jim Martin Mullin and Brenda Gayle Morris Mullin. Markwayne was named after Jim’s brothers Mark Mullin and Wayne Mullin.

Jim and Brenda have seven children together. Markwayne is the youngest.

BIOGRAPHY

Markwayne is an American and Cherokee businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party and an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

A former mixed martial artist, Markwayne competed in the welterweight division. He is 5’8″ tall.

As an MMA fighter, Markwayne competed in the Oklahoma-based promotion Xtreme Fighting League (XFL). Here are 10 more things about him:

1. In 1996, he entered Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, USA but left before graduating.
2. In 1997, he married Christie Renee Rowan and he took over his father’s business Mullin Plumbing after his father fell ill.
3. In 2010, he received his associate’s degree in construction technology from the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
4. From 2006 to 2007, he won three professional MMA fights.
5. In 2012, he reported between $200,000 and $2 million in income from two family companies.
6. From January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2023, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma’s second district.
7. In 2021, he reported that his personal assets were between $31.6 million and $75.6 million.
8. In 2022, he introduced resolutions to remove the first and second impeachments of Donald Trump from the Congressional Record.
9. In 2023, he became the junior U.S. senator from Oklahoma.
10. On July 25, 2024, he turned 47.

TIMELINE

Markwayne and Rowan are residents of Westville, Oklahoma. They have six biological children and two adopted daughters.

2000s

• On November 11, 2006, he submitted Bobby Kelley via rear-naked choke in an XFL event in Miami, Oklahoma.
• On February 3, 2007, he submitted Clinton Bonds via armbar in an XFL event in Oklahoma.
• On April 7, 2007, he defeated Bonds via technical knockout via punches in their rematch in an XFL event in Tulsa.

2010s

• In August 2013, he and Rowan adopted twin girls.

2020s

• On January 6, 2021, he, Pat Fallon and Troy Nehls helped U.S. Capitol Police officers build barricades and protect the doors to the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., USA from a mob of Trump’s supporters.
• On January 3, 2023, he assumed office as a U.S. senator from Oklahoma.