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United States Senator
Ron Wyden
Democrat
Occupation: U.S. Senator
Occupational Background: Former Director, Oregon
Legal Services for the Elderly; Co-founder, Oregon Gray Panthers; University
Instructor
Educational Background: J.D., University of Oregon
School of Law; A.B., Stanford University
Prior Governmental Experience: Congressman, 1981-1996;
Oregon Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, 1977-79
STANDING UP FOR ALL OF OREGON
When I first ran for the U.S. Senate, I promised to stand up and fight for
all the people of Oregon. I’ve worked hard to keep that promise. After
listening to your ideas in open town meetings in every Oregon county, every
year, here is some of what we achieved:
* We uncovered rampant government waste and wrote the laws to cut it, carving
$1.8 billion of waste from the Iraq reconstruction plan, and putting a stop
to sweetheart, singlesource, federal contracts that squandered countless taxpayer
dollars.
* We brought 1,300 Oregonians together at the “Oregon Economic Summit”
to chart a bipartisan course for a sounder economic future. Transportation
is vital to that future, and on my watch, Oregon will receive $474 million
in federal transportation funding for next year alone. I also wrote the “county
payments” legislation that is bringing Oregon over $1 billion for schools
and roads, and secured critical funding to establish Oregon as a jobs leader
in the field of nanotechnology.
* We didn’t back down when powerful interests threatened our state. I
stopped federal efforts to overturn Oregon’s physicianassisted suicide
law. I exposed the oil companies that manipulated gas prices to their highest
levels ever. As the former co-director of the Gray Panthers, I am a leader
in the effort to stop the privatization of Social Security.
We have accomplished much, but there is so much more to do. Representing Oregon
in the U.S. Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life. I’m proud
that you’ve asked me to stand up for you, and now I’m asking you
to stand with me in this election.
(This information furnished by Wyden For Senate.)