- WYDEN, RONALD L
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- Experience: Senate: 1996-Present
- Home State: Oregon
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Personal
- Full Name: Ron Wyden
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Nancy; 5 Children: Adam, Lilly, William, Ava, Scarlett
- Birth Date: 05/03/1949
- Birth Place: Wichita, KS
- Home City: Portland, OR
- Religion: Jewish
Education
- Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
- JD, University of Oregon School of Law, 1974
- BA, Political Science, Stanford University, 1971
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1997-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1996
- Won Special Election, United States Senate, January 30, 1996
Current Legislative Committees
- Budget, Member
- Energy and Natural Resources, Member
- Finance, Ranking Member
- Joint Committee on Taxation, Member
- Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on National Parks, Member
- Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, and Mining, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member
- Subcommittee on Water and Power, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Bike Caucus
- Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
- Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
- Member, Congressional Wine Caucus
- Member, Democratic Policy Committee
- Member, Oregon Women's Political Caucus
- Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
- Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
Professional Experience
- University Instructor, Gerontology
- Co-Director, Oregon Gray Panthers, 1974-1980
- Co-Founder, Oregon Gray Panthers, 1974-1980
- Director, Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly, 1977-1979
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Advisory Board, American Red Cross, Oregon Trail Chapter
- Member, Advisory Board, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
- Co-Founder, Grey Panthers, Oregon Chapter
- Chair, Oregon Business Plan Leadership Committee
- Member, Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, 1977-1979
Additional Information
Awards:
- Progressive, Committed and Compassionate Legislator Award, American Society of Intereventional Pain
Physicians, 2001
- Community Health Superheroes, National Association of Community Health Centers, 2001
Total: 5
When he first started working in Oregon’s child welfare system fresh out of college in 2002, Charles Nyby learned to avoid telling people what he did for a living.
08/04/2015
By Bill Theobald | Statesman Journal
06/12/2015
Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website
06/04/2015
Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website
06/02/2015
Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website
05/27/2015
By Jeff Mapes | The Associated Press
General Survey
Total: 800
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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09/22/2016 | S.346 | Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015 | 09/22/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
09/21/2016 | S.3371 | Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016 | 09/21/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
09/19/2016 | S.3348 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | 09/19/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633. (All Actions) |
09/08/2016 | S.1448 | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act | 09/08/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622. (All Actions) |
09/08/2016 | S.815 | Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act | 09/08/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.3247 | Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.3214 | Vote By Mail Act of 2016 | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
07/13/2016 | S.3175 | First-Time Homebuyer Credit Act of 2016 | 07/13/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
04/28/2016 | S.Res.435 | A resolution designating May 21, 2016, as "Kids to Parks Day". | 04/28/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
04/27/2016 | S.2864 | RxCAP Act of 2016 | 04/27/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
06/10/2016 | S.3048 | Southeastern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal and Economic Preservation and Development Act | 06/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
06/10/2016 | S.Res.492 | A resolution designating the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as "Hemp History Week". | 06/10/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
05/25/2016 | S.2979 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | 05/25/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
05/19/2016 | S.2952 | Stopping Mass Hacking Act | 05/19/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/16/2016 | S.Res.387 | A resolution congratulating the Historic Columbia River Highway on its 100th year. | 05/16/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
05/10/2016 | S.Res.460 | A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cascade Head Preserve, an Oregon natural icon. | 05/10/2016 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
04/28/2016 | S.2886 | A bill to reauthorize the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000. | 04/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
04/21/2016 | S.1699 | Oregon Wildlands Act | 04/21/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
04/20/2016 | S.2828 | A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as the "Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic". | 04/20/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
03/17/2016 | S.2706 | Recreation Not Red-Tape Act | 03/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
Total: 4958
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