- 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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03/15/2017 | S.637 | Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017 | 03/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
03/02/2017 | S.503 | Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act | 03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
03/02/2017 | S.498 | BEST Practices Act | 03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
02/16/2017 | S.408 | Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017 | 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
02/16/2017 | S.406 | Stopping Mass Hacking Act | 02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/15/2017 | S.395 | GPS Act | 02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/15/2017 | S.389 | KOMBUCHA | 02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
02/01/2017 | S.251 | Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 | 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
02/01/2017 | S.J.Res.16 | A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. | 02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/30/2017 | S.236 | Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 | 01/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
01/23/2017 | S.192 | Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2017 | 01/23/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
01/04/2017 | S.26 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | 01/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
12/14/2016 | S.818 | A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | 12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-263. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
12/14/2016 | S.817 | A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. | 12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-262. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
11/30/2016 | S.3485 | Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016 | 11/30/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
11/29/2016 | S.Res.621 | A resolution designating November 2016 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. | 11/29/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
09/29/2016 | S.Res.597 | A resolution designating September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month". | 09/29/2016 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
09/29/2016 | S.Res.590 | A resolution commemorating 100 years of health care services provided by Planned Parenthood. | 09/29/2016 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
09/26/2016 | S.3394 | Department of Energy Whistleblower Accountability Act | 09/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
09/22/2016 | S.3384 | Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2016 | 09/22/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 4958
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