Members of Congress / David Boren

Biographical Information

BOREN, David Lyle, (son of Lyle H. Boren; father of Daniel D. Boren), a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1941; attended the public schools in Seminole, Okla. and Bethesda, Md.; graduated, Yale University 1963; attended Oxford University, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1965; graduated, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Okla. 1968; admitted to the Oklahoma bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Seminole; captain in the Oklahoma National Guard 1968-1974; chairman, department of government, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla., 1970-1974; member of the Oklahoma State house of representatives 1967-1975; Governor of Oklahoma 1975-1977; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1978; re-elected in 1985 and again in 1990 and served from January 3, 1979 until November 15, 1994, when he resigned; chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundredth through One Hundred Second Congresses); Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress (One Hundred Third Congress); president, University of Oklahoma (1994-); is a resident of Norman, Okla. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Senator, Oklahoma, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Oklahoma, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/8/94	Vote 327: On the Nomination: NOMINATION LT. GEN. BUSTER C. GLOSSEN	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/8/94	Vote 326: On the Cloture Motion: MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE CONFERENCE REPORT S.21; California Desert Protection Act of 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 325: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture motion: Conference report - S. 349; Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 324: On the Motion to Proceed: motion to proceed to consideration; Community Regulatory Relief Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 323: S J RES 229: S. J. Res. 229; A joint resolution regarding United States policy toward Haiti.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 322: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture Motion: S. 349; Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 321: H R 6: h.r.6 conference report; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 320: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture conference report H.R. 6; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/4/94	Vote 319: On the Nomination: Confirmation H. Lee Sarokin	Yes	No	Yes
10/4/94	Vote 318: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture nomination of h. lee sarokin	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/4/94	Vote 317: On the Nomination: Ricki Tigert - Member FDIC	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/3/94	Vote 316: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture motion on the nomination of Ricki R. Tigert	Yes	No	Yes
10/3/94	Vote 315: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion to Instruct Sgt-at-Arms	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/30/94	Vote 314: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture on motion to request conference @ s.3; House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993	Yes	No	Yes
9/29/94	Vote 313: On the Motion: motion to waive CBA; To improve the operations of the legislative branch of the Federal Government.	Yes	Yes	No
9/29/94	Vote 312: H R 4556: conference report h..4556; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/28/94	Vote 311: H R 4602: h.r.4602 conference report; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/94	Vote 310: H R 4606: Conference report on H.R. 4606; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/94	Vote 309: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture on motion to request a conference @ s.3; House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/94	Vote 308: H R 4624: smith amdt no. 2588; To require that the joint explanatory statement of the conference committee on an appropriations bill specify whether earmarked expenditures in the conference report or joint explanatory statement were contained in the House bill or committee report, the Senate bill or committee report, or added by the conferees.	No	Yes	No

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