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David Daniel Boren (born August 2 , 1973 ) is a Democratic U.S. politician from the State of Oklahoma , representing Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House ( map ). Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma , Boren received a B.S. from Texas Christian University in 1997 , and a MBA from the University Of Oklahoma in 2000 . Boren served in the Oklahoma House Of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 . In the 2004 Elections To The U.S. House Of Representatives , Boren ran as the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma's second Congressional District , succeeding Rep. Brad Carson , who was retiring for an unsuccessful Bid For The United States Senate . He defeated Republican candidate Wayland Smalley by more than 85,000 votes (66% to 34%), and was inaugurated in the 109th Congress in January 2005 . He was one of only two politicians endorsed by country singer Toby Keith , the other being President George W. Bush . He is the son of University of Oklahoma President and former Governor and former US Senator David Boren . His grandfather, Lyle H. Boren , represented southeastern Oklahoma in the U.S. Congress from 1937 to 1947 . Boren is married to Andrea Heupel, and is a Methodist Christian . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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