Dan Boren
Dan Boren (b. August 2, 1973) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Oklahoma. Boren represented Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District from 2005 to 2013. He chose to retire rather than seek re-election in 2012.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Boren was a "centrist Democrat."[1]
Career
- 2005-2013: U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
- 2002-2004: Served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
- 2001: Graduated from University of Oklahoma
- 1997: Graduated from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Boren served on the following committees:[2]
- Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Boren voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[3]
Elections
2014
Boren announced in January 2014 that he did not have any plans to run in the special election for Tom Coburn's Senate seat.[4]
2012
Boren did not run for re-election in 2012.[5] Markwayne Mullin (R) defeated Rob Wallace (D) and Michael Fulks (I) in the general election.
2010
On November 2, 2010, Boren won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Charles Thompson in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma Congressional District Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dan Boren Incumbent |
56.5% | 108,203 | |
| Republican | Charles Thompson | 43.5% | 83,226 | |
| Total Votes | 191,429 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal Gain Index
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
- See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)
The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:
PGI: Change in net worth
Between 2004 and 2012, Boren's calculated net worth[7] increased by 205.7 percent. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[8]
| Dan Boren Yearly Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Year | Average Net Worth |
| 2004 | $718,927 |
| 2012 | $2,198,017 |
| Growth from 2004 to 2012: | 206% |
| Average annual growth: | 26%[9] |
| Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[10] | |
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.
Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Boren paid his congressional staff a total of $1,144,152 in 2011. Overall, Oklahoma ranked 19th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[11]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Boren's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,148,038 to $3,430,998. That averages to $2,289,518, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average calculated net worth[12] increased by 29.50% from 2010.[13]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Boren's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $925,018 to $2,610,998. That averages to $1,768,008 which was lower than the average net worth of Democratic members in 2010 of $4,465,875.[14]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Boren ranked 188th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[15]
2011
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Boren ranked 196th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[16]
Voting with party
Dan Boren voted with the Democratic Party 49.4 percent of the time, which ranked 192 among the 192 House Democratic members as of December 2011.[17]
Recent news
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Personal
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Boren is married to Andrea. They have 1 child.
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Footnotes
- ↑ GovTrack, "Boren" accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Congressman Dan Boren, Serving Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District, "Legislative Issues"
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Sun Herald, "Dems say 'no' to run for Okla's US Senate seat," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Sequoyah County Times, "The candidates are:" April 13, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
- ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
- ↑ Boren.html LegiStorm, "Dan Boren," accessed September 24, 2012
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Dan Boren (D-Okla), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Earl Blumenauer (D-Okla), 2010," accessed September 24, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brad Carson |
U.S. House of Representatives - Oklahoma District 2 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Markwayne Mullin (R) |
