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Line 1: − '''Daniel David "Dan" Boren''' (born August 2, 1973 in Shawnee, Oklahoma) is the [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Oklahoma]]'s 2nd congressional district and a member of the [[Blue Dog]] Coalition. In the 111th Congress he serves on the Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Previously he was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2002-2004. Boren comes from a prominent political family, his grandfather was a Congressman and his father, also a Democrat, served as Oklahoma's [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]]. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − Elected in 2004 and easily reelected in 2006 and 2008, Boren is one of the most [[conservative Democrat]]s in the House. Although he had some disagreements with the [[Bush administration]], he mostly supported their policies on [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. More recently, he opposed the [[Employee Free Choice Act]], called [[cap and trade]] "the worst piece of legislation I’ve seen since I’ve been there" <ref>http://newsok.com/boren-unhappy-with-health-care-energy-proposals/article/3386738</ref> and voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, major [[health care]] legislation that the [[Obama administration]] had been pushing. Additionally, he has recieved poor ratings from [[abortion]] rights groups <ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=46182&type=category&category=2&go.x=15&go.y=15</ref> and is on the board of directors of the [[National Rifle Association]]. Boren declined to endorse [[Barack Obama]] during the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. + − + + + + + + + + + + − *[http://www.boren.house.gov/ House website] + − + − + + + + + + + +
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|name=Daniel David “Dan” Boren
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|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Andrea Heupel Boren
|religion=[[Methodist]]
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Oklahoma
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013
|preceded=Brad Carson
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|succeeded=[[Markwayne Mullin]]
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'''Daniel David Boren''' (born August 2, 1973 in Shawnee, Oklahoma), known as '''Dan Boren''', is a former [[Democrat]] U.S. Representative from [[Oklahoma]]'s 2nd congressional district and a member of the [[Blue Dog]] Coalition. In the 112th Congress he served on the Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Boren has sided with the Democratic leadership on some issues, such as the $787 [[economic stimulus package]] and Cash for Clunkers program.
Previously Boren was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2000–04. Boren comes from a prominent political family, his grandfather was a Congressman and his father, also a Democrat, served as Oklahoma's [[governor]] and [[United States Senator]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Elected in 2004 and easily reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010, Boren was one of the most [[conservative Democrat]]s in the House. Although he had some disagreements with the [[Bush administration]], he mostly supported their policies on [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. Boren also opposed the [[Employee Free Choice Act]], calling [[cap and trade]]:<ref>http://newsok.com/boren-unhappy-with-health-care-energy-proposals/article/3386738 '''(note: link is dead)</ref>
{{cquote|...the worst piece of legislation I’ve seen.}}
He voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, major [[health care]] legislation that the [[Obama administration]] had been pushing. Additionally, he has received poor ratings from [[abortion]] rights groups <ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=46182&type=category&category=2&go.x=15&go.y=15 Dan Boren's Ratings and Endorsements]. ''Vote Smart''.</ref> and is on the board of directors of the [[National Rifle Association]]. Boren declined to endorse [[Barack Obama]] during the [[2008 Presidential Election]].
Boren has sided with the Democrat leadership on some issues, such as the $787 [[economic stimulus package]] and [[Cash for Clunkers]] program.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dan_Boren.htm On the Issues]
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dan_Boren.htm On the Issues]
==References==
==References==
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