Ron Wyden

RON WYDEN, Democrat, of Portland, OR; born in Wichita, KS, May 3, 1949; education: B.A., political science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1971; J.D., University of Oregon Law School, Eugene, OR, 1974; professional history: attorney; member, American Bar Association; director, Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly; public member, Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators; co-founder and co-director, Oregon Gray Panthers, 1974-80; election history: elected to the 3d District for the 97th Congress on November 4, 1980; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, on February 6, 1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Bob Packwood; elected to the U.S. Senate for a full term on November 3, 1998; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.