Tuesday, June 07, 2011

STUNNER: Boren to not seek re-election

In a stunning development today that will redefine the 2012 election in Oklahoma, U.S. Congressman Dan Boren (D-Muskogee) will be announcing today that he will not seek re-election in 2012.

From NewsOK.com:

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dan Boren, the only Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation, plans to announce Tuesday that he won't seek reelection in 2012, leaving open his seat that spans much of eastern Oklahoma.

A source close to Boren said he will make an official announcement at 2 p.m. in his hometown of Muskogee.

Former Oklahoma Congressman Brad Carson said Tuesday that he would run for the seat he held just before Boren won it in 2004. Carson, a professor at the University of Tulsa, gave up the seat to run for the U.S. Senate. Carson lost to Sen. Tom Coburn.
 More information to come later today.  I will try to attend this announcement this afternoon to get more details about Boren's decision.

3 comments:

  1. It will be interesting to see how the 2nd district responds to a much more left leaning candidate in Carson.

    The margin for the previous few elections has been fairly broad but Boren is a moderate.

    Carson is not.

    Republicans usually run a joke candidate in the 2nd though... so it might not even matter.

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  2. Shocker indeed!

    Waiting for the other shoe to drop

    Bobbie McAuliffe
    Poteau

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  3. There is chatter that Kenneth Corn will get in on the D ticket. He termed out in the State Legislature last year with an overall CIS of 26.
    I sure don't know where Ron Black gets his information.

    Bobbie McAuliffe
    Poteau

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