- 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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02/04/2016 | S.2504 | MAILS Act | 02/04/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/03/2016 | S.2492 | Encouraging Americans to Save Act | 02/03/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
12/16/2015 | S.2409 | Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015 | 12/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
12/16/2015 | S.2069 | Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act | 12/16/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. (All Actions) |
12/15/2015 | S.Res.336 | A resolution honoring the Portland Timbers as the champions of Major League Soccer in 2015. | 12/15/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
12/10/2015 | S.2387 | Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act | 12/10/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/22/2015 | S.Res.287 | A resolution condemning the senseless murder and wounding of 18 individuals (sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, students, and teachers) in Roseburg, Oregon, on October 1, 2015. | 10/22/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
10/21/2015 | S.2191 | PARTNERSHIPS Act | 10/21/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/07/2015 | S.2164 | A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund. | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
10/07/2015 | S.2148 | Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015 | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/07/2015 | S.139 | Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 | 10/07/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-63. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
10/07/2015 | S.136 | Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015 | 10/07/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-62. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
09/30/2015 | S.Res.266 | A resolution designating September 2015 as "National Kinship Care Month". | 09/30/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
09/28/2015 | S.2090 | Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act | 09/28/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
08/06/2015 | S.2009 | Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 | 08/06/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1964 | Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.1954 | I Teach Act of 2015 | 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
08/05/2015 | S.Res.246 | A resolution commemorating 80 years since the creation of Social Security. | 08/05/2015 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
07/30/2015 | S.971 | Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 | 07/30/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-39. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
07/29/2015 | S.1891 | Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015 | 07/29/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
Total: 4958
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