Former GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe, famous for throwing a snowball in the Senate chamber, dead at 89

• Former GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma has died at age 89.
• Before his election in 1994, he served in the US House, as mayor of Tulsa, and in both state legislative chambers.
• He famously threw a snowball in the Senate in an attempt to debunk climate change in 2015.

Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, has died at age 89, Tulsa World and Politico report. He is survived by his wife, Kay, along with 4 children and over a dozen grandchildren.

He died after suffering a stroke on July 4, according to Politico.