Molly Shi Boren

Molly Shi Boren
19th First Lady of Oklahoma
In office November 27, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Governor	David Boren
Preceded by	Janna Lou Little Boren
Succeeded by	Donna Nigh
Special District Judge for Pontotoc County
In office July 1975 – November 27, 1977
Personal details
Born	(1943-06-11) June 11, 1943 Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	American Choctaw Nation
Spouse	David Boren ​ (m. 1977)​
Education	East Central College University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma College of Law

Molly Shi Boren is an American judge who served as the 19th First Lady of Oklahoma from 1977 to 1979 during the tenure of her husband David Boren. She was the first First Lady to marry a governor while he was in office. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2004.

Biography

Molly Shi was born on June 11, 1943, in Ada, Oklahoma. A citizen of the Choctaw Nation, her mother was a teacher and her father was a farmer near Stratford, Oklahoma. She graduated from East Central College, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma College of Law. She worked as a teacher before graduating law school and entering private practice. She was appointed as a special district judge for Pontotoc County in July 1975.

She married Governor of Oklahoma David Boren on November 27, 1977, becoming the 19th First Lady of Oklahoma. When her husband ran for the U.S. Senate in 1978, she reformed “Boren's Broom Brigade,” a group of volunteers that sold brooms and promised to clean up politics. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2004.