David Boren, among Oklahoma’s last leading Democrats before the state’s turn to the right, has died

OKLAHOMA CITY — David Boren, a former governor, fierce public education advocate and prominent Democrat in Oklahoma politics for over half a century who saw his reputation tarnished by accusations of sexual misconduct late in life, has died. He was 83.

Bob Burke, a longtime friend, announced the death in a statement on Thursday. He said Boren died at home surrounded by his family.

Boren was born in 1941, and, in many ways, born into politics. His mother gave birth to him in Washington D.C. w...