David Boren: Son’s Run for Governor ‘Not A Good Idea’
David Boren says son’s run for governor ‘not a good idea’
By SEAN MURPHY
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – University of Oklahoma President David Boren will discourage his son, former U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, from running for governor in 2018, saying in a statement Sunday that “it is not a good idea.”
David Boren, a Democrat who’s headed the state’s flagship university for two decades and has been Oklahoma’s governor and a U.S. senator, issued a statement on the heels of an Associated Press report that the younger Boren was considering running for governor in 2018.
“I learned from media reports today that Dan Boren is considering a race for governor in 2018. I will advise against it,” David Boren said. “In my opinion, it is not a good idea. I have had a policy of never endorsing or campaigning for any candidate for governor. I will continue that policy regardless of who the candidates may be.”