Former Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator David Boren, a prominent figure in Oklahoma politics and academia, passed away at the age of 83 at his home near Newcastle. Boren, who served as the president of the University of Oklahoma after his political career, died due to complications from diabetes.
Boren, following in his father's footsteps, entered politics at a young age and became one of the nation's youngest governors in the 1970s. He implemented significant government downsizing in Oklahoma during his tenure as governor and later served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1994, where he played a key role in shaping national intelligence as the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
