Reply #67: Ron Wyden [View All]

[MrBenchley]

"Oregon's senior Senator has been a dedicated public servant for over 20 years.  Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Ron Wyden served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 15 years.

Wyden won a basketball scholarship to the University of California-Santa Barbara, and played in  Division I competition for two seasons before transferring to Stanford University to earn his B.A.  He earned his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1974, and worked as director of Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly and co-director of the Oregon Gray Panthers, as well as being appointed to the Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.

He has always been committed to protecting senior citizens.  As a young University of Oregon Law School graduate, he started a legal clinic for seniors in Eugene, and was the Director of the Oregon Gray Panthers.  In the 105th Congress, he has won passage of Medicare reforms that will increase reimbursement for Oregon seniors in managed care.  Now, Wyden is leading the fight in the Senate to pass prescription drug coverage for seniors.

Wyden introduced one of the first proposals to give middle class families a tax credit for college or vocational school tuition costs and was named 1997 "Senator of the Year," by the National Association of Police Organizations.  He is working hard to craft vital transportation legislation which will mean millions of dollars in funding for Oregon roads, bridges, and public transportation systems. "

And he's for gun control.