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Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR

Democratic Oregon since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR current
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon current
United States
Democratic Feb 6, 1996 Dec 31, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR
Oregon
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR
Oregon
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2005 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR
Oregon
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), OR
Oregon
Democratic Feb 5, 1996 Jan 3, 1999 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon
United States
Democratic Feb 5, 1996 Jan 3, 1999 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 1995 Feb 5, 1996 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 4, 1995 Feb 5, 1996 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 5, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 1991 Jan 3, 1993 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 1991 Jan 3, 1993 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 1989 Jan 3, 1991 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 1989 Jan 3, 1991 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 6, 1987 Jan 3, 1989 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 1987 Jan 3, 1989 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 1985 Jan 3, 1987 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 1985 Jan 3, 1987 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 1983 Jan 3, 1985 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 3, 1983 Jan 3, 1985 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District OR-3
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 1981 Jan 3, 1983 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, OR-3
Oregon
Democratic Jan 5, 1981 Jan 3, 1983 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.335, social dim. -0.486. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Reding Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Nay Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Nay Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Murphy Amdt. No. 3447 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental… Nay Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Nay Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Nay Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education Nay Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Nay Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,805,383. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 191 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 125 $375,434 21%
Corporate PAC 34 $290,864 16%
Party 2 $106,536 6%
Small-dollar 30 $4,210 0%
Unclassified 809 $1,028,340 57%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$95,000 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified May 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$92,600 WYDEN HASSAN VICTORY FUND WYDEN FOR SENATE Party Sep 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$56,000 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jul 17, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$52,363 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jan 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$48,500 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$34,000 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$32,000 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$28,000 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified Nov 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$21,750 WYDEN FOR OREGON WYDEN FOR SENATE unclassified Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$13,936 WYDEN CANTWELL VICTORY FUND WYDEN FOR SENATE Party Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,510 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Aug 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,475 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jul 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,406 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC May 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,337 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,168 UMPQUA BANK WYDEN FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)

Showing the 10 most recent.

Social media

Recent posts

  • U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Conference on Government Surveillance with ACLU and OR Legislators
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  • This is a big sleeper issue. Nitazenes are the next wave of the opioid crisis, and the Trump administration has been undermining and defunding the federal programs that study, prepare for and respond to emerging drug threats. I’ve been leading the charge on this to mobilize a…
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  • US troops are dead and gas prices are sky high. The Trump administration wants you to believe that Iran having nukes is a good thing to distract from Trump's colossal failure of a war
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  • It doesn’t matter who’s in charge. FISA 702 can’t be renewed without real reforms. Case in point: Trump’s latest nominee for director of national intelligence was peddling election conspiracies just a few days ago.
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  • Republicans just blocked a five week FISA extension in order to cover up ongoing FISA abuses
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  • On Senate Floor, Wyden Urges Passage of Key FISA Reforms to Protect Americans' Civil Liberties
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  • Wyden Slams Senate Republicans Over Scheme to Repeal Roadless Rule
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  • An update on where things stand on FISA: Early Friday morning, we successfully defeated a bill in the Senate to rubber-stamp the Trump administration's authority to spy on Americans without a warrant. This is a big win on privacy.
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  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee
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  • Wyden BLASTS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over Trump's Audit Immunity Deal
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  • Bill Pulte appears to be unburdened by intelligence or any semblance of ethics. His appointment at ODNI is one more reason every single Democrat should vote against rubber stamping the Trump administration's FISA Section 702 spying powers.
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  • I won't trust this until there's detail on paper about dropping it permanently. Don't forget the settlement also let Trump and his entire family off the hook for any tax crimes they've committed. That needs to go too.
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