Congressman Boren was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2002, and was the first freshman representative to be elected by his colleagues to be the Democratic Caucus Chairman. In the Oklahoma House of Representatives, he was a strong advocate of rural Oklahoma.

Boren was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 and serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. While serving on the Intelligence Committee, Boren will retain his seniority on the House Armed Services Committee. He is also a member of the Congressional Blue Dogs Coalition, and works closely with his colleagues in the Coalition to curb unnecessary government spending and keep Congress fiscally responsible. He is the Co-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen Caucus – one the largest bipartisan caucuses in Congress. Boren is an avid outdoorsman and hunter, and currently sits on the board of directors for the National Rifle Association as well.

As a strong advocate for rural communities, Congressman Boren’s top priorities are job creation, improving education and rural health care, and making Oklahoma’s small business environment more conducive to growth.

Boren is the son of former Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator David Boren and his late grandfather Lyle H. Boren represented southeastern Oklahoma in the Congress from 1937-47. Carrying on his family’s tradition of excellent public service, Boren serves by the values instilled in him at a young age – faith, hard work and personal responsibility. Dan, his wife Andrea, and their daughter Janna reside in Muskogee, Oklahoma.