US Rep. James Lankford brushed off a tea party challenge and captured the GOP nomination outright in the race for OK's open US Senate seat, a victory that highlights a stunning rise to power for a 46-year-old who was a church camp director and political unknown 4 years ago.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Lankford-win-highlights-stunning-rise-to-power-5577385.php
