What Role Will Dan Boren Play Now?
WASHINGTON -- Democrats' historic victory in last week's midterm elections has put much of Oklahoma's congressional influence on the young shoulders of U.S. Rep. Dan Boren.
At 33, Boren is just now completing his freshman term in office and will remain the state delegation's lone Democrat in Congress next year.
Remarks in the days following the elections that put his party back in power in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994's so-called Republican revolution seemed to offer a mixed picture of the way Boren will approach his new responsibilities.
He initially refused to say he planned to vote for Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California for the top spot in the House of Representatives, even though no one is expected to challenge her for the job. Read more.
At 33, Boren is just now completing his freshman term in office and will remain the state delegation's lone Democrat in Congress next year.
Remarks in the days following the elections that put his party back in power in both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994's so-called Republican revolution seemed to offer a mixed picture of the way Boren will approach his new responsibilities.
He initially refused to say he planned to vote for Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California for the top spot in the House of Representatives, even though no one is expected to challenge her for the job. Read more.
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