WYDEN, RONALD L

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WYDEN, RONALD L
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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

Sen. Ron Wyden to introduce bill on foster care reform

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

Wyden Sponsors Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

06/12/2015

Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website

Wyden, for National Hemp History Week, Urges Lifting the Ban on Industrial Hemp

06/04/2015

Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website

Wyden: USA Freedom Act Biggest Privacy Win in a Decade

06/02/2015

Ron Wyden's Official Personal Website

How rich is Sen. Ron Wyden's wife? New disclosure report hides as much as it reveals

05/27/2015

By Jeff Mapes | The Associated Press

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 800

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/13/2017	S.1348	A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases.	06/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/13/2017	S.1347	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities.	06/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/12/2017	S.J.Res.45	A joint resolution condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence.	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/08/2017	S.Res.189	A resolution designating the week of June 5 through June 11, 2017, as "Hemp History Week".	06/08/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	S.513	Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act	05/16/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	S.508	Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act	05/16/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83. (All Actions)
05/09/2017	S.225	Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act	05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65. (All Actions)
05/08/2017	S.1068	Clean Energy for America Act	05/08/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	S.1036	Marine Energy Act	05/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/02/2017	S.1005	Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2017	05/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	S.959	Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act	04/27/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	S.Res.123	A resolution designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day".	04/26/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	S.Res.139	A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.	04/25/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	S.Res.105	A resolution recognizing 2017 as the 100th anniversary of the creation of the 41st Division.	04/25/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	S.844	GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017	04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	S.836	Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act	04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	S.823	Protecting Data at the Border Act	04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	S.780	Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017	03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	S.777	Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017	03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	S.776	Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act	03/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)

Total: 4958

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
10/10/1985	H.R.1759	A bill to provide that the polls in the continental United States for Presidential general elections shall close at 10:30 p.m., eastern standard time.
10/09/1985	H.J.Res.125	A joint resolution designating May 1985 as "National Community College Month".
10/07/1985	H.J.Res.171	A joint resolution to designate 1985 as the "Oil Heat Centennial Year".
10/04/1985	H.J.Res.287	A joint resolution to designate October 1985 as "Learning Disabilities Awareness Month".
10/02/1985	H.R.3484	Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act
10/01/1985	H.J.Res.179	A joint resolution to designate the month of October 1985 as "National Spina Bifida Month".
09/27/1985	H.J.Res.229	A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 22, 1985, as "National Adult Day Care Center Week".
09/27/1985	H.J.Res.218	A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 15, 1985, as "National Dental Hygiene Week".
09/26/1985	H.J.Res.296	A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on May 18, 1986, as "National Tourism Week".
09/26/1985	H.J.Res.222	A joint resolution to designate the month of September 1985 as "National Sewing Month".
09/20/1985	H.Res.268	A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to proposals currently before the Congress to tax certain employer-paid benefits and other life-support benefits.
09/19/1985	H.Con.Res.54	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to implementation of the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling.
09/17/1985	H.J.Res.385	A joint resolution to designate the rose as the national floral emblem.
09/17/1985	H.J.Res.381	A joint resolution designating March 25, 1986, and every March 25 thereafter, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".
09/05/1985	H.R.2743	Atomic Energy Accountability Act
08/16/1985	H.R.2370	Nurse Education Amendments of 1985
08/09/1985	H.J.Res.251	A joint resolution to provide that a special gold medal honoring George Gershwin be presented to his sister, Frances Gershwin Godowsky, and a special gold medal honoring Ira Gershwin be presented to his widow, Lenore Gershwin, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medals for sale to the public.
08/02/1985	H.J.Res.197	A joint resolution to designate the week of October 20, 1985, through October 26, 1985, as "Lupus Awareness Week".
08/02/1985	H.J.Res.164	A joint resolution to designate August 4, 1985, as "Freedom of the Press Day".
08/01/1985	H.R.3099	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the availability of hearing-aid compatible telephones.

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