{"id":2404629,"date":"2025-02-20T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-boren-former-oklahoma-governor-and-senator-dies-at-83\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:00:03","slug":"david-boren-former-oklahoma-governor-and-senator-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-boren-former-oklahoma-governor-and-senator-dies-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and senator, dies at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdavid-boren-former-oklahoma-governor-and-senator-dies-at-83%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>David\u2063 Boren, the former governor of Oklahoma and long-serving U.S. senator, passed away at\u200b the age of 83.\u200d He was the last Democratic senator from Oklahoma, serving from 1979\u200d to 1994 after a \u200dsingle term as governor. His son, Dan boren, reflected on his father&#8217;s dedication\u200c to public service, highlighting the many lives he positively impacted. \u200cfellow politicians, including Oklahoma House Democratic Leader Cynthia Munson, expressed their condolences and acknowledged Boren\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-department-wants-to-prioritize-critical-race-theory-and-1619-project-in-school-curriculum\/\" title=\"Biden Education Department Wants To Prioritize Critical Race Theory And 1619 Project In School Curriculum\">significant contributions<\/a> to the state, which extended beyond politics to his roles as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-victimhood-ideology-is-getting-worse-heres-what-we-can-do-to-fix-it\/\" title=\"CRENSHAW: Victimhood Ideology Is Getting Worse. Here\u2019s What We Can Do To Fix It\">family man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his senate career, Boren was the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence\u2063 and played a key role\u2062 in\u2063 shaping U.S. policy in Nicaragua during the 1980s. After his Senate tenure, he \u2063became the president of the University\u200c of Oklahoma, though his later years were marred by allegations of sexual misconduct, which did not lead to any legal action. Boren is survived \u200bby his wife, molly Shi Boren, and two children, \u2063including Dan, who is a former congressman. Additionally, Boren authored the legislation that \u200cestablished the National Security Education Program and the Boren Awards, which continue to support students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> studies today.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and senator, dies at 83<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>David Boren, the former governor of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oklahoma<\/a> and longtime senator, died Thursday at 83.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Boren was the last Democratic lawmaker to represent Oklahoma in the United States Senate, where he served from 1979 until 1994. Boren tied with J. Howard Edmondson as the state&rsquo;s youngest governor before joining Congress after serving a single term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He saw public service as a noble calling and dedicated his life to it,&rdquo; Dan Boren, Boren&rsquo;s son, said in a statement. &ldquo;The countless heartwarming stories I hear almost daily from people across this state who he helped are reminders of his remarkable life. We shall cherish the memory of his service and remarkable life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m saddened about the loss of David Boren. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">made significant contributions<\/a> to OK as Governor, US Senator, &amp; President of @UofOklahoma&mdash;more importantly, as husband, father, &amp; grandfather,&rdquo; Oklahoma House Democratic Leader Cynthia Munson wrote on X. &ldquo;I send my love to the Boren family &amp; all who love &amp; will miss him. May he rest in peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m saddened about the loss of David Boren. He made significant contributions to OK as Governor, US Senator, &amp; President of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofOklahoma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UofOklahoma<\/a>&mdash;more importantly, as husband, father, &amp; grandfather. I send my love to the Boren family &amp; all who love &amp; will miss him. May he rest in peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RH6EY6hzgc\">https:\/\/t.co\/RH6EY6hzgc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cyndi Munson (@CyndiMunson85) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyndiMunson85\/status\/1892532532882587776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While in the Senate, Boren became the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Boren maintained his seat because Democrats select and keep chairs on a seat-by-seat basis, while Republicans function on a seniority basis. Boren&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legacy included establishing policy<\/a> in Nicaragua, mostly during the conflict between the Contras and the Sandinistas during President George H.W. Bush&rsquo;s term.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving his seat in the Senate, which has been filled by Republican senators ever since. Boren became President of the University of Oklahoma. Boren taught a single, infrequent class on government during his time at the university. A year after he left, allegations of sexual misconduct with male subordinates, including a student, arose against him. However, these allegations did not result in charges or civil litigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3323452\/james-lankford-snap-cuts-center-on-improper-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JAMES LANKFORD EXPLAINS CUTS TO SNAP CENTER ON &lsquo;IMPROPER PAYMENTS&rsquo;\">JAMES LANKFORD EXPLAINS CUTS TO SNAP CENTER ON &lsquo;IMPROPER PAYMENTS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early 90&rsquo;s Boren authored legislation that created the National Security Education Program and, subsequently, the Boren Awards, a scholarship that continues today. The funds go to students interested in national security and public service, as Boren was.<\/p>\n<p>Boren is survived by his wife, Molly Shi Boren, and two children, including Dan, a former Oklahoma congressman and now secretary of commerce for the Chickasaw Nation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998771\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Boren, ex-Oklahoma governor and senator, passes away at 83<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2404630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Boren-2017.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50739,4173,32229,12474,4012],"class_list":["post-2404629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-david-boren","tag-governor","tag-obituary","tag-oklahoma","tag-senator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Boren-2017.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404629"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404633,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404629\/revisions\/2404633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}