Boren family

Boren family
Current region Oklahoma
Place of origin Texas
Members Lyle Boren
Mae Boren Axton
David L. Boren
Dan Boren
Janna Ryan
Traditions United Methodist Church

The Boren family is a prominent American political family from Oklahoma. The family has been described as "Democratic party royalty in Oklahoma"[1] and "a mainstay of Oklahoma and national politics."[2]

The family is one of the most notable in Oklahoma,[1][2][3][4] producing Democratic politicians including Lyle Boren (1909–1992), U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th district from 1937 to 1947, his son David Boren (born 1941), Governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979, U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1994, and current President of the University of Oklahoma since 1994, and his grandson Dan Boren (born 1973), a Blue Dog who was the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd district from 2005 to 2013.

Lyle Boren's sister was Mae Boren Axton, notable composer who worked with Elvis Presley, Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Tillotson, and Blake Shelton. Janna Ryan, wife of the 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan, is niece by marriage of David Boren. In addition, Dan Boren's wife, Andrea, is the sister of the former quarterback of the University of Oklahoma, Josh Heupel, who won the national championship with the team in 2000.[2]

James Boren, another Oklahoma politician, was not related to this family.

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References

  1. 1 2 Saulny, Susan; Haughney, Christine (2012-08-23). "For Paul and Janna Ryan, a Union Across Political Lines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  2. 1 2 3 CNN, Gregory Krieg. "Ex-Oklahoma gov David Boren tells son not to run for same office". CNN. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Ryan's wife comes from storied Oklahoma Democratic family". LasVegasSun.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Boren family of Seminole, Oklahoma". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.


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