Senator Wyden Bio and Questions

Ron Wyden was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1949. His parents were both jewish, living in the Nazi Germany, which they fled to live in the U.S. Wyden grew up in Palo Alto, California. Later he went on to attend University of California Santa Barbara, Stanford and University of Oregon School of Law.

His first position in politics was as a member of the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996. He was wildly popular as a democratic candidate with at least 70% of the vote in each house election. After serving in the House of Representatives, Wyden ran for the Senate in 1996 and barely won against Gordon Smith. He then was elected to a full term and remains an Oregon Senator to this day.

Committees Involved with:

• Committee on the Budget


• Committee on Finance
  
  
  
  • Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  
  
  • Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
  
  
  • Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness (Chairman)


• Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Chairman)


• Select Committee on Intelligence


• Special Committee on Aging


• Joint Committee on Taxation 

In today's troubled economy many politicians contemplate the best approach. Senator Wyden is a supporter of tax reform. Wyden cosponsored the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act. Which has been many economists as the best way to simplify our tax codes and economy going forward.The reform is meant to aid in corporate and individual tax codes,while creating millions of new jobs.

Senator Wyden is a big supporter of education and aims to make the college education accessible to more people. In 2001, he authored the College Tuition Savings Act which eliminated taxes on college savings funds. Also he authored the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act, which helped potential college students understand what majors made how money in a career.

Sources:

http://www.wyden.senate.gov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Wyden