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QUICK FACTS
NAME
Ron Wyden
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
3 May 1949 (age 76)
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara, Stanford University, University of Oregon.
PLACE OF BIRTH
Wichita, Kansas
FULL NAME
Ron Wyden
ZODIAC SIGN
Taurus

QUOTES

Because of the Korean free trade agreement, South Koreans who want Oregon blueberries are gonna see their prices go down because we will be getting rid of a 45 percent tariff on this Oregon product.
Ron Wyden: Biography
RON WYDEN
Democrat - Oregon
Senator
Ron Wyden BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Ron Wyden (Born. May 3, 1949, in Wichita, Kansas) is a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Oregon. Wyden was first elected to the Senate in 1996. He most recently won re-election to the Senate in 2010.
Ron Wyden (Born. May 3, 1949, in Wichita, Kansas) is a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Oregon. Wyden was first elected to the Senate in 1996. He most recently won re-election to the Senate in 2010. He defeated Jim Huffman (R), Bruce Cronk (Working Families), Marc Delphine (Libertarian) and Rick Staggenborg (Progressive) in the general election. Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Wyden is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Wyden's academic, professional and political career:
1997-Present: U.S. Senator from Oregon
1981-1996: Member of the United States House of Representatives
1977-1979: Served as a public member, Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
1977-1979: Worked as director, Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly
1974: Graduated from University of Oregon Law School in Eugene
1971: Graduated from Stanford University
EDUCATION : -
University of California, Santa Barbara, Stanford University, University of Oregon.
PERSONAL : -
3 May 1949, Wichita, Kansas, Married to Laurie Oseran (Divorced) Nancy Bass and five childrens.
Ron Wyden SENATE CAREER:
U.S. Senate

2015-2016
Wyden serves on the following committees:
Budget Committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Water & Power
Finance Committee, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Ranking Member
Select Committee on Intelligence
Joint Committee on Taxation

2013-2014
Wyden served on the following Senate committees:
Joint Committee on Taxation
Committee on Budget
Committee on Finance Chairman
The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness Chairman
The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Select Committee on Intelligence
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Subcommittee on Energy
Senate Finance Committee
In December 2013, it was announced that Wyden, who was expected to take over as the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in 2015, would take over sooner, with the appointment of Max Baucus as U.S. Ambassador to China.
Wyden said in a statement, "The Senate Finance Committee has many important responsibilities which include promoting job creation, ensuring competitiveness and stabilizing the nation's fiscal health. I also look forward to continuing my work on preserving the Medicare guarantee and protecting retirement security, updating the nation's tax system with a focus on growth, fairness and efficiency and ensuring that fiscal policy supports keeping jobs here in America."
Wyden assumed the Finance chairmanship in early 2014. In order to do so, he left his previous position as chair of the Energy and Natural Resources panel, which created an opening for Mary Landrieu (D).

2011-2012
Wyden served on the following Senate committees:
Budget Committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Subcommittee on Energy
Finance Committee
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Subcommittee on Health Care
Select Committee on Intelligence
Committee on Aging
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
PERSONAL SITE : -
Not Available
GOVERNMENT SITE : -
www.wyden.senate.gov
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE : -
http://www.standtallforamerica.com/
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
Not Available
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/RonWyden