Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator
Democrat, Oregon
- Date of Birth: May 3, 1949
- Birthplace: Wichita, Kan.
- First Elected: 1996
Committee Assignments:
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Finance, Senate Committee on the Budget, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Special Committee on Aging
Campaign Fundraising
2005 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| ActBlue | $0 | $69,150 | $69,150 |
| Nike Inc | $5,000 | $35,200 | $40,200 |
| Foxkiser | $0 | $33,600 | $33,600 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | $17,000 | $12,125 | $29,125 |
| Ospraie Management | $0 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Lawyers & Law Firms | $94,059 | $369,954 | $464,013 |
| Health Professionals | $191,815 | $170,900 | $362,715 |
| Securities & Investment | $24,500 | $306,050 | $330,550 |
| Real Estate | $32,500 | $178,250 | $210,750 |
| Pro-Israel | $67,400 | $131,131 | $198,531 |
Ron Wyden in the News
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Galupo: Wyden-Ryan Medicare Reform Shows the New Healthcare Consensus
December 19, 2011
The country is moving towards competition-infused entitlement programs. -
Obama Lends Support for States' Healthcare Plans
February 28, 2011
Obama is letting unhappy states design alternative plans as long as they fulfill the goals of his law. - Udall and Wyden Complain About Misleading Patriot Act Surveillance Reports U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Ron Wyden have written this letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, accusing the Justice department of "making misleading statements about the legal justification of secret domestic surveillance activities that the government is apparently carrying out…
- Wonkbook: How much stimulus does the economy need? How big of a plan does President Obama need to propose tonight? I don't mean that as a question of optics, or politics. I mean that as a question of economics. If we're going to pretend that tonight's plan has some chance of passing and affecting the economy, we may as well set some benchmarks for it. According to a number of economists I consulted, the normal way you would start to think about this question is to take the difference between potential GDP -- what the economy could be producing if we were at a normal rate of unemployment…
- Sen. Ron Wyden dishes up ice cream, answers in Fossil for 600th town hall meeting The Oregon Democrat finds a friendly audience more eager to talk about Social Security and Medicare benefits than to take him to task for Congress' gridlock over the federal budget.
