Coburn will work to oust Mullin after congressman breaks term limit pledge

U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin is facing opposition from some conservatives after breaking a term limit pledge Tuesday.

In an 11-minute video, the eastern Oklahoma Republican announced he would run for a fourth term, despite previously vowing to serve no more than three terms in Congress. Mullin, R-Westville, said he knew little about politics six years ago when he made the pledge and now feels he can positively impact the country by remaining in Washington.

“What it tells us is the arrogance of power has affected his thinking, and when a man's word doesn't mean anything, nothing else matters,” former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn told a radio program this week. “To me, I just think it's really sad.”

Coburn told 1170 KFAQ that Mullin is “a nice young man” but has “drunk the Kool-Aid” in Washington and now owes his allegiance to the capital, not Oklahoma. Breaking his pledge was bad for the state and bad for Mullin, the former Republican senator said.

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