Carson had met Barack Obama in 2004 when they were both nominees of the Democratic Party for open seats in the United States Senate . Carson endorsed Obama in 2006 for the 2008 presidential election . Carson served as Obama 's personal representative in the approval of candidates for delegates from Oklahoma to the 2008 Democratic National Convention . Oklahoma was the first state to name its complete delegation to the 2008 Democratic Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Brad Carson