Who was the father of the man who represented most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa from 2005 to 2013?
Boren family The family is one of the most notable in Oklahoma, producing Democratic politicians including Lyle Boren (1909–1992), U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th district from 1937 to 1947, his son David Boren (born 1941), Governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979, U.S. Senator from 1979 to 1994, and current President of the University of Oklahoma since 1994, and his grandson Dan Boren (born 1973), a Blue Dog who was the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd district from 2005 to 2013.
Ralph Shortey Ralph Allan Lee Shortey (born February 16, 1982) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. A Republican, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010 and served in that body until 2017, when he resigned after being charged with three felony counts relating to soliciting prostitution from a male minor. On September 6, 2017, a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City indicted Shortey on 4 counts of human trafficking and child pornography. Shortey plead not guilty to the charges that same day.