Tulsa World: Ex-Congressman Carson to deploy as reservist

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Former Oklahoma Congressman Carson to deploy
He will reportedly serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

By CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writer
Published: 12/13/2008 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 12/13/2008 2:34 AM

Former two-term Congressman Brad Carson will leave his current post as CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses and be deployed out of state as a member of a military reserve unit.

Carson, 41, will depart soon, said Cherokee Nation spokesman Mike Miller, but he would give no exact date of Carson's departure.

After Carson departs, Cherokee Nation Enterprises CEO David Stewart will become CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses while maintaining his position at CNE, Miller said.

It was unclear whether Carson would return as CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses after returning from his deployment.

Carson did not return calls from the Tulsa World, and Miller would not go into detail about Carson's deployment, saying Carson did not want publicity about it. Carson's biography when he served as a U.S. representative did not list any military service.

He is reportedly a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve. The Navy Reserve Center in Oklahoma City would not confirm any upcoming deployments.

Carson was born in Winslow, Ariz., and graduated from Jenks High School in 1985 before receiving his bachelor's degree from Baylor University. Carson is a Rhodes Scholar and obtained a master's degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University.

After receiving a law degree from the University of Oklahoma, Carson became an attorney, and in 1997 he joined the U.S. Department of Defense as a special assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Projects.

In 2000, Carson successfully ran for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional seat as a Democrat, winning re-election in 2002. While in Congress, Carson voted for the 2002 measure authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

Carson did not run for a third term. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate against Tom Coburn in 2004.

After the election, Carson, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, was appointed CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, where he has worked on many projects for the tribe.

Clifton Adcock 581-8462
clifton.adcock@tulsaworld.com By CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writer

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	Report Comment ndnjoe, (12/13/2008 8:55:19 AM) Leave Carson alone. He's doing what has to be done. You're just quacking like a duck!
	Report Comment Fred, (12/13/2008 11:12:23 AM) An Oxford educated person who is as sharp as Brad Carson is can do anything well. He would be our Senator today if Chesapeake Energy hadn't shoveled 1.5 Mil. in to get Tom Colburn elected. I have had the great fortune to contact Brad Carson when he was a Rep. in Washington, and he listened and responded to my concerns. Try that with Tom Colburn, Jim Inhofe, John Sullivan or Dan Boren. The will not listen and their responses if you get one sound canned.
	Report Comment Davy Crotchety, (12/13/2008 1:22:44 PM) Don't forget "Club for Growth", Fred. Outsider special interest money funded a chunk of the anti-Carson ads. Doctor Saint Coburn is, at times, as dirty as the worst of them.
	Report Comment my view, Sand Springs (12/13/2008 10:19:18 PM) Fred, Brad Carson received alot of out of state money also. Senator Colburn is quite popular in the state. Carson ran a good race but he couldn't beat him. He will be serving his country again with Navy Reserve, wheather in Washington or board a ship, it makes no difference. He doing his part and that good enough for me.
	Report Comment Missy M, around town (12/14/2008 12:16:51 AM) Um he said no publicity for going to serve our country means he's pretty modest about being a person who takes pride in our country without alot of hooplah.

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