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

Civil Rights & Liberties 4 Technology & Privacy 4 Foreign Policy & Trade 2 Government Operations & Budget 2 Banking & Finance 1 Defense & Military 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Environment & Energy 1 Healthcare 1 Housing 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Joint Committee on Taxation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin R. Olson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana	Nay	Feb 5, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee	Nay	Feb 5, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska	Nay	Feb 4, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas	Nay	Feb 2, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 30, 2026	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287	Yea	Jan 30, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 4290	Yea	Jan 30, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286	Yea	Jan 30, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234	Yea	Jan 30, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236	Yea	Jan 30, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Paul Amdt. No. 4272	Nay	Jan 30, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 29, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3627 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	Nay	Jan 27, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been…	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Point of Order Well Taken	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 84 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Jan 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 12, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed 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 type	Contributions	Total	Share
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

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$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.