Senator Ron Wyden

Senior Senator from Oregon, Democrat

Top Industries
#IndustryYr AmountCareer Amount
1Lawyers/Law Firms$775,930$1,759,260
2Health Professionals$640,790$1,279,182
3Securities & Investment$553,300$1,256,180
4Insurance$334,450$583,098
5Lobbyists$324,914$592,993
6Hospitals/Nursing Homes$322,450$667,532
7Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$298,628$425,153
8Electric Utilities$298,550$389,019
9Real Estate$270,050$997,493
10Health Services/HMOs$257,750$374,800
29Telecom Services & Equipment$64,550$64,550
46Telephone Utilities$31,400$31,400
Top Donors 2014
#DonorYr AmountCareer Amount
1Akin, Gump et al$61,533$79,771
2FoxKiser$43,400$59,400
3M Financial Group$42,750$61,500
4King & Spalding$40,860$40,860
5Covanta Holding$40,400$40,400
6Google Inc$37,600$37,600
7Berkshire Hathaway$32,500$32,500
8Alston & Bird$30,350$30,350
9Amgen Inc$26,000$26,000
10DLA Piper$24,800$67,880

Bio Information


WYDEN, Ronald Lee, (1949 - ) Senate Years of Service: 1996- Party: Democrat WYDEN, Ronald Lee, a Senator and a Representative from Oregon; born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kans., May 3, 1949; attended the public schools of Palo Alto, Calif.; A.B., Stanford University 1971; J.D., University of Oregon Law School in Eugene 1974; director, Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly 1977-1979; public member, Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators 1977-1979; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1981, to February 5, 1996, when he resigned, having been elected to the Senate; elected to the Senate in a special election on January 30, 1996, to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1999, left vacant by the resignation of Robert W. Packwood, and began service on February 5, 1996; reelected in 1998, 2004 and again in 2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017; chair, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [January 3, 2013-February 12, 2014]), Committee on Finance (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [February 12, 2014-]).

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