Senator Ron Wyden was born on May 3rd 1949, in Kansas. His family moved to Palo Alto, California where he was raised. He first attended University of California, Santa Barbara with a basketball scholarship. He transferred to Stanford and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1971. Later in 1974 he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. Wyden founded the grey panthers at Oregon and led it until 1980. He ran for the House of Representatives that year, and served from 1980-1996. He is now married and has five children. Wyden has been a senator for the United States since 1996.
Committees:
| Joint Committee on Taxation Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging Committee on the Budget Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Finance |
Issues:
- Education: Wyden has authored many acts to help students who are in debt and to help students choose career paths with valuable insight. Some of these acts include the Student Right To Know Before You Go act, and the College Tuition Savings act which was part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation act which eliminated taxes on College Tuition Savings Funds.
- Environment: Considering that he is the chairmen of the Energy and Natural Resource Committee, Wyden has taken a lead on many issues concerning our environment. He has taken the lead in protecting olod-growth forests, led the opposition to the savage rider, advocated reform of federal government land management practices and more. He won passage of the Combat Illegal Logging law. His efforts have resulted in impressive results in saving endangered species and expanding wilderness protection within Oregon.
Questions:
What issues are concerning you most at the moment?
Which of the colleges that you went to was your favorite?
Do you think it is important to go to college to have a successful future?
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