Madison Horn

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Madison Horn is an American businesswoman, cybersecurity expert, and political figure. She has run for elected office multiple times in her home state of Oklahoma. [1]

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Early life and education

Horn was raised in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She is a citizen of Cherokee Nation. [2]

Career

Horn started her career working odd jobs before being hired by a cybersecurity firm and working her way to more prominent roles at companies like Accenture and Siemens. [3] In 2023, she was named CEO of Critical Fault. [4] As of 2025, Horn is the Founder and CEO of RoseRock Advisory Group, and leads WWT's National Security and Critical Infrastructure practice. [1] She also educates and advises policymakers on cybersecurity and technology policy. [5]

Political activity

Horn has stated that she identified as a Republican "much longer" than she had been a Democrat, expressing her frustration with partisan politics. [6] [7] Horn has also run for office on platforms of protecting U.S. technology and national security. [8] [1] [9]

In 2022, Horn ran for the U.S. Senate as a "conservative Democrat." [10] [11] Horn won the runoff election for the Democratic nomination in August 2022. [12] She lost the general election to James Lankford. [6]

In 2024, Horn ran to represent Oklahoma's fifth Congressional district in Congress. [7] She lost to Stephanie Bice. [13] [14]

Personal life

Despite sharing a last name, Horn is not related to former Congresswoman Kendra Horn, also of Oklahoma. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cybersecurity vet Madison Horn makes her bid for US Congress". CSO Online. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  2. "Madison Horn". CAIR Oklahoma. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  3. What Is Y2Q? Understanding & Mitigating The Quantum Threat. Madison Horn, Roserock Advisory Group. , retrieved 2025-07-17
  4. Wall, Kris (2023-06-04). "Madison Horn Joins the Critical Fault Team as CEO". Critical Fault. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  5. Progress, Yukon (2024-06-04). "Madison Horn speaks to County Democrats". Yukon Progress. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. 1 2 3 Garcia, Brianna (2024-10-23). "Get to know candidates in Okla's 5th Congressional Dist race" . Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  7. 1 2 "Partisan politics is the rot in American politics right now: Madison Horn | Fox News Video". Fox News. 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  8. "US is 'behind' on stopping election disinfo threats, House candidate Madison Horn says". Nextgov.com. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  9. Terrell, Kolby (2024-10-31). "Bice and Horn think they deserve your vote. Learn why". KOCO. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  10. "Meet Madison Horn, the self-described "Conservative Democrat" running for US Senate in Oklahoma". 102.3 KRMG. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  11. World, Randy Krehbiel Tulsa (2022-11-03). "Lankford appears back on track; newcomer Madison Horn wants to derail him". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  12. Tomlinson, Joe (2022-08-24). "Madison Horn tops Jason Bollinger, now faces U.S. Sen. James Lankford". NonDoc. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  13. On 6, News. "Rep. Stephanie Bice Defeats Madison Horn For Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Reelection". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. "Oklahoma Fifth Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. 2024-11-05. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-08-14.