Sen. Ron Wyden

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 05/03/1949 Birthplace: Wichita, KS District: represents OR Political Party: Democratic Religion: Jewish Education: JD, University of Oregon School of Law, 1974 BA, Political Science, Stanford University, 1971 Attended, University of California - Santa Barbara. Last elected in 2004 receiving 1,128,728 (63.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $815,614 (#232) Spent 56% (#385) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 50% (#281) From PACs 8% (#531) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 136 (#30) Total cost $451,319,500 (#58) Received 123 (#32) Total cost $366,929,210 (#31) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 45% left-wing (#352) Predictable 94% (#237) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 18 times (#55) Avg. length 1,780 words (#50) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,116 (#236) Introduced 227 (#41) Debated 43 (#42) Enacted 15 (#33) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement U.S. Chamber of Commerce 40% (2/5 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Scott Sandbo $9,600 on September 15, 2007 2 Peter Brix $9,600 on September 28, 2007 3 Roger Kelsay $9,600 on December 31, 2007 4 Stephen Gambee $9,600 on December 19, 2007 5 Mark Edlen $9,600 on September 30, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $34,150 2 Gerding $23,200 3 Pacific Crest Securities $19,200 4 Banfield Pet Hospital $16,100 5 Timber Products Co $14,100 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Kathy Dodson - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association $5,000 2 Ms. Kathy Dodson - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association $5,000 3 Ms. Kathy Dodson - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association $5,000 4 Kathy Dodson - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association $5,000 5 Jonathan M. Topodas - Aetna Inc. $2,500 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 300100 (GovTrack), N00007724 (OpenSecrets), W000779 (Congressional Bio), 14871 (ICPSR), 27036 (Vote Smart), S6OR00110 (FEC)