Former Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe has died Tuesday at the age of 89, Fox News has confirmed.

Inhofe, a Republican, was the state's longest serving senator from 1994 to 2023 and passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his wife Kay, his children and other family members, a former senior aide tells Fox News.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/07/1200/675/Jim-Inhofe.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Sen. Jim Inhofe" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 2021.</span> <span>(Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)</span></p></div></div>

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<i>Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.</p></div>

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Former Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe dies at 89

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