Sen. Inhofe Announces That He Will Retire at End of 2022

Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 17, 2016. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has confirmed that he will retire at the end of 2022, confirming scattered reports that such an announcement was imminent.

“It is bittersweet, but with a clear heart, that Kay and I announce that at the end of the year, I will retire from the United States Senate,” Inhofe, who will turn 88 in November, said in a statement posted on Twitter.