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Ron L Wyden

Democrat · Senator · OR

OR Senate · 2028 ballot

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Voted yes or no on 7 of the 8 issues.

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Reported assets
No net worth reported.
Median household income, Oregon
$83,011 (±$573)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

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How they voted · the eight · not the pond

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About Ron L Wyden

Age
77 (born May 3, 1949)source
Born in
Wichita, Kansassource
Years in office
U.S. Senate since Feb 5, 1996 · 30 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts
Played Division I basketball at UC Santa Barbara on a basketball scholarship.Source: Senate Finance Committee (official bio)

He was born in Wichita, Kansas, and his hometown is Portland, Oregon. He has a BA from Stanford and a JD from the University of Oregon (1974). He taught gerontology, co-founded the Oregon Gray Panthers, and directed Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly from 1977 to 1979.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

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What they're running on

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  • No official platform found.

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Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Not on the ballot in 2026 · Next election Nov 7, 2028 · OR Senate · Class 3, term ends Jan 3, 2029

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

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DisclosureNo financial disclosure on file in our data.

Scale zero to $10,000,000.

Committee assignments · not the pond

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  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Member

    Subcommittee: Energy — Member

    Subcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining — Member

    Subcommittee: Water and Power — Ranking Member

  • Senate Committee on Finance — Ranking Member

    Subcommittee: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Ex officio

    Subcommittee: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth — Ex officio

    Subcommittee: Health Care — Ex officio

    Subcommittee: International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness — Ex officio

    Subcommittee: Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy — Ex officio

    Subcommittee: Taxation and IRS Oversight — Ex officio

  • Senate Committee on the Budget — Member

  • Joint Committee on Taxation — Member

  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

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FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

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Campaign — they cashed it

$313,350 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

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Own it — Dual-party PAC

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Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

  • NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION$10,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.$6,000
  • NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$6,000

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Stock trading

  • S.Amdt. 1481 to S. 2038 — Brown amendment to prohibit financial conflicts of interest

    What this was: Would have forced senators to sell individual stocks and dump conflicts of interest. Failed 26–73.

    Senate · 2012

    Force divestiture. Failed. Rejected 26–73, February 2, 2012.

    Yea
    Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 472 since 2015. 6 became law. 5 passed a chamber and did not become law. 1 failed a floor vote.

  • S.J.Res. 88 (119th Congress) — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

    Introduced Oct 7, 2025 · Passed Senate Oct 30, 2025 · Official record ↗

  • S. 2480 (119th Congress) — Telecom Cybersecurity Transparency Act

    A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publicly release, in full, the unclassified report titled "U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022", and for other purposes.

    Introduced Jul 28, 2025 · Passed Senate Jul 28, 2025 · Official record ↗

  • S.J.Res. 49 (119th Congress) — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

    Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Failed in Senate Apr 30, 2025 · Official record ↗

  • S. 1890 (118th Congress) — Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act

    A bill to provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

    Introduced Jun 8, 2023 · Passed Senate Dec 20, 2024 · Official record ↗

  • S. 1478 (118th Congress) — A bill to designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway", and for other purposes.

    Introduced May 9, 2023 · Became law Dec 17, 2024 (Public Law 118-154) · Official record ↗

  • S. 2635 (116th Congress) — Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019

    Introduced Oct 17, 2019 · Passed Senate Oct 17, 2019 · Official record ↗

  • S.J.Res. 45 (115th Congress) — 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.

    Introduced Jun 8, 2017 · Passed Senate Jun 8, 2017 · Official record ↗

  • S. 818 (114th Congress) — A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

    Introduced Mar 19, 2015 · Became law Dec 14, 2016 (Public Law 114-263) · Official record ↗

  • S. 817 (114th Congress) — A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

    Introduced Mar 19, 2015 · Became law Dec 14, 2016 (Public Law 114-262) · Official record ↗

  • S. 136 (114th Congress) — Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015

    Introduced Jan 8, 2015 · Became law Oct 7, 2015 (Public Law 114-62) · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

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  • Immigration & Border SecurityOpposedNo flipMore lenient immigration and reform
  • AbortionOpposedNo flipPro-choice / legal abortion access
  • Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
  • Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
  • Taxes, Spending & DebtOpposedNo flipHigher taxes, especially on the wealthy
  • Energy PolicyOpposedNo flipRestrict fossil fuels, faster renewables
  • Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
  • Parental Rights & School ChoiceOpposedNo flipVoted Nay. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

100% of the time — 13 of 13 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Democratic caucus.

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Stance timeline by issue

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Iran War Powers Current events

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  • Jun 23, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 86 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call
  • Sep 24, 2026 Voted Yea — H.Con.Res. 89 — direct removal of U.S. forces from Iran Official roll call

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Healthcare Health

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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.

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Women's Sports Eligibility Education

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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.

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Artificial intelligence regulation Technology

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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.

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Voting rights and election rules Elections

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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.

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Term limits Congress

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  • Feb 2, 2012 Voted Nay — DeMint amendment: sense of the Senate for congressional term limitsShown, not in the pond. Official roll call

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Age limits for federal officials Congress

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No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.

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Presidential immunity / accountability Presidency

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Abortion Social Policy

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  1. Feb 25, 2020 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access

    Voted Nay — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)

    On Passage

    What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.

    ↗ senate.gov
  2. Feb 25, 2020 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access

    Voted Nay — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    On Passage

    What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.

    ↗ senate.gov
  3. May 11, 2022 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access

    Voted Yea — Women's Health Protection Act (codify Roe)

    On Passage

    What this was: Would write a federal right to abortion into statute and block many state limits, roughly locking in Roe v. Wade nationwide.

    ↗ senate.gov
  4. Jan 22, 2025 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access

    Voted Nay — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    On Passage

    What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.

    ↗ senate.gov

Crime & Policing Justice

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  1. Dec 18, 2018 Yea Vote

    Voted Yea — First Step Act

    On Passage

    What this was: 2018 prison-reform law. Cuts some federal mandatory minimums, expands early-release credits, and eases a few sentencing rules. Trump signed it.

    ↗ senate.gov

Energy Policy Environment

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  1. Jan 29, 2015 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Restrict fossil fuels, faster renewables

    Voted Nay — Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

    On Passage

    What this was: Would approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. A signature energy vote.

    ↗ senate.gov

Gun Rights & Second Amendment Civil Rights

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  1. Apr 17, 2013 Supported Shown, not in the pond.

    Supported: More restrictions

    Voted Yea — Manchin-Toomey expanded background checks

    On Passage

    What this was: Would require a federal background check on nearly all gun sales, including private sales and gun shows.

    ↗ senate.gov
  2. Jun 23, 2022 Supported Vote

    Supported: More restrictions

    Voted Yea — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

    On Passage

    What this was: 2022 gun-and-mental-health package after Uvalde. Extra checks for buyers under 21, money for state red-flag laws, closes the “boyfriend loophole,” and school/mental-health funding.

    ↗ senate.gov

Immigration & Border Security Immigration

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  1. Sep 29, 2006 Supported Shown, not in the pond.

    Supported: Stricter enforcement and border controls

    Voted Yea — Secure Fence Act (H.R.6061)

    On Passage

    What this was: 2006 fence-and-barrier law along parts of the southern border.

    ↗ senate.gov
  2. Jun 27, 2013 Opposed Shown, not in the pond.

    Opposed: More lenient immigration and reform

    Voted Yea — S.744 Gang of Eight / path to citizenship

    On Passage

    What this was: 2013 comprehensive immigration bill. Border security triggers plus a path to citizenship. Not the same measure as 2025 detention bills.

    ↗ senate.gov
  3. Jan 20, 2025 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: More lenient immigration and reform

    Voted Nay — Laken Riley Act (S.5)

    On Passage

    What this was: Named after Laken Riley, murdered by a man in the country illegally. Requires ICE to detain illegal immigrants charged with theft, burglary, assault on police, or a crime that kills or badly injures someone. H.R. 29 and S. 5 are the same detention bill. The House voted on it twice in January 2025. The Senate version became law.

    ↗ senate.gov

Parental Rights & School Choice Education

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  1. Dec 1, 2017 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Voted Nay. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

    Voted Nay — Cruz 529 / K-12 education accounts amendment

    On Passage

    What this was: Would let 529 education accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

    ↗ senate.gov

Taxes, Spending & Debt Economy

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  1. Dec 2, 2017 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy

    Voted Nay — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

    On Passage

    What this was: 2017 Republican tax law. Cut individual and corporate rates, doubled the standard deduction, capped SALT. Trump signed it.

    ↗ senate.gov
  2. Aug 7, 2022 Opposed Vote

    Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy

    Voted Yea — Inflation Reduction Act

    On Passage

    What this was: Climate and energy tax credits, a 15% corporate minimum tax, IRS funding, and Medicare drug-price negotiation. Paid for in part by new taxes; Democrats framed it as deficit reduction.

    ↗ senate.gov

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Earmarks

  • S.Amdt. 1472 to S. 2038 — Toomey amendment to prohibit earmarks

    What this was: Would have banned earmarks. Failed 40–59. Yea = ban earmarks.

    Senate · 2012

    Rejected 40–59, February 2, 2012. Yea = ban earmarks.

    Nay
    Official roll call

Term limits

  • S.Amdt. 1488 to S. 2038 — DeMint amendment on congressional term limits

    What this was: Would have added congressional term limits. Failed 24–75.

    Senate · 2012

    Rejected 24–75, February 2, 2012.

    Nay
    Official roll call

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