Dan Boren

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Dan Boren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2005–
Preceded by	Brad Carson
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	August 02, 1973 (age 33) Shawnee, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Andrea Heupel Boren
Religion	Methodist

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David Daniel "Dan" Boren (born August 2, 1973) is a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Oklahoma, representing Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives (map).

Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Committee Membership 4 Election History 5 See Also 6 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Boren received a B.S. from Texas Christian University in 1997, and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma in 2000. He is the son of University of Oklahoma President and former Governor and former U.S. Senator David Boren. His grandfather, Lyle Boren, also served in the U.S. Congress — representing southeastern Oklahoma (Congressional District 3) from 1937 to 1947.

Boren is married to Andrea Heupel, the sister of OU football assistant coach Josh Heupel, and attends the Methodist Church.

[edit] Political career

Boren served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004, representing the 28th House District. In the 2004 elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, Boren ran as the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma's second congressional district, succeeding Rep. Brad Carson, who was retiring from the House to run for the United States Senate. He defeated Republican candidate Wayland Smalley by more than 85,000 votes (66% to 34%) and was inaugurated in the 109th Congress in January 2005. Boren was one of only two politicians endorsed by country singer Toby Keith, the other being President George W. Bush. Boren was re-elected in 2006.

Boren is a co-sponsor of H.R. 25, the FairTax Act, which replaces federal taxes with an equivalent inclusive sales tax. This legislation attracted 59 members in the 109th Congress, more than any other tax reform proposal.

[edit] Committee Membership

Boren, as of the 110th Congress, is a member of the following committees:

• United States House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
• United States House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
• United States House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology

[edit] Election History

November 7, 2006, Representative of Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election results

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Dan Boren	Democratic Party	122,347	72.74%
	Patrick K. Miller	Republican Party	45,861	27.26%
Source: 2006 Election Results

November 2, 2004, Representative of Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election results

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Dan Boren	Democratic Party	179,579	65.89%
	Wayland Smalley	Republican Party	92,963	34.11%
Source: 2004 Election Results

Preceded by Brad Carson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district 2005 – present

Incumbent

[edit] See Also

Blue Dog Democrat

"30 Something" Working Group

[edit] External links

• U.S. Representative Dan Boren official House site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Election Commission - David D Boren campaign finance reports and data
• On the Issues - Dan Boren issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org - Dan Boren campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart - Representative David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK) profile
• SourceWatch Congresspedia - Dan Boren profile
• Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Dan Boren voting record
• Congressman Dan Boren official campaign site

Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

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