Dan Boren's Popularity Evident In Donations

Congressman Dan Boren, D-2nd District, is a popular fellow if donations to his campaign fund are any indication.

Boren's 2005-2006 campaign has raised $971,342; he's spent $447,851 and had $349,032 on hand as of his last report to the Federal Election Commission.

That Boren has raised such a sum without a Democrat primary opponent, and facing a not-a-chance-of-winning Republican indicates monied givers have taken to the freshman congressman.

This year, Boren's reports examined by Open Secrets show, he's raised $316,190 inside the state and $63,555 outside the state. Individuals have donated $517,488 and political action committees have donated $451,972; that's a 53-47 percent split, with the 47 percent from PACs considered high by most entities that monitor federal campaign financing.

The influence of Boren's father, University of Oklahoma President David Boren, can't be overlooked. The zip code with the largest sum of money donated to Boren this year is 73072, in Norman, with $22,300, and the largest single sum of dollars donated by the employment of the donors is the University of Oklahoma, $15,500. Those connected to BancFirst were second, at $10,350. The second best zip code for Boren is in Tulsa, 74114, where donations totaled $21,950.

Oklahoma City as a whole gave Boren $110,000 and Tulsa gave him $98,000. Enid donors gave $5,500.

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