Sen. Mary B. Boren’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren will be taking on additional responsibilities for the 60^th Legislature, which include continuing and new committee assignments for the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, issued the following statement after Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting. The Board and Superintendent Ryan Walters aim to spend $3 million on the purchase of New King James Version of the Bible in the classroom, an initiative Walters announced at the Board’s June meeting.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, issued the following statement Thursday after social media brought attention to a racist event at Tishomingo Schools during Spirit Week.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren issued a statement Wednesday saying the State Board of Education has continued to ignore state law allowing her to observe executive sessions and questioning whether the superintendent and board members also violated open meetings law.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren said legislation that took effect July 1 doubling precinct official pay will not only help address poll worker shortages seen in recent years, but also points to the positive impact of bipartisan efforts to address pressing issues facing the state. Boren was a co-author to her colleague Sen. Warren Hamilton’s Senate Bill 290, which was approved during the 2023 legislative session.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren issued a statement Thursday after being denied access to an executive session by the State Board of Education – a meeting Boren said she had legal authority to attend.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren issued a statement Tuesday following her no vote on the executive nomination of Tim Gatz as executive director for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, issued the following statement after Wednesday’s vote on House Bill 3959, providing tens of millions of dollars in rebates for men’s professional sports.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, issued the following statement after the passing of her mother, Bonnie Belle Brown, of Norman, on March 22 after a brief illness.