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7 unusual facts about Ron Wyden


Bicycle commuting

March 2007 - Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act (H.R.807, S.2635), introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat-OR), and currently co-sponsored by Senators Olympia Snowe (Republican-ME), Maria Cantwell (Democrat-WA), Susan Collins (Republican-ME), Richard Durbin (Democrat-Ill), Robert Menendez (Democrat-NJ), Daniel Inouye (Democrat-HI), Norm Coleman (Republican-MN), and Mike Enzi (Republican-WY).

Dan Saltzman

His political career has included a staff position with US Senator Ron Wyden, five years as a Multnomah County Commissioner (1993–1998), and his current third term as a City of Portland Commissioner.

Elizabeth Price Foley

Foley was a Senior Legislative Aide for health policy to U.S. Congressman Ron Wyden of Oregon and Legislative Aide to U.S. Congressman Michael A. Andrews of Texas.

Investigations into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

Oregon's United States Senator Ron Wyden toured the plant and issued a statement that the situation was "worse than reported."

Novelty lighter

U.S. Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the “Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act” in 2008, which would ban these lighters nationally.

Strand Bookstore

Fred's daughter Nancy is co-owner of the store, and is also married to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon.

Thomas M. Brian Tigard Transit Center

Groundbreaking for the rail station at the center was in December 2006, and was led by Oregon senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden.


Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Senate version, while the bill was introduced to the House by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kans.)

Land use in Oregon

2011: With the extension to SRSCSDA expiring soon, backed by Governor John Kitzhaber and the entire Oregon congressional delegation, Senator Ron Wyden introduces legislation to extend the payments for another five years.

Oregon Badlands Wilderness

As of 1999, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden supported wilderness designation, and Oregon Senator Gordon H. Smith opposed it.

Tom Bruggere

Bruggere's Republican opponent, Gordon Smith, was also heavily self-financed, having spent $2.5 million of his own money earlier that same year in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Democrat Ron Wyden in the special election to replace Bob Packwood, who had resigned.


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