• Ron Wyden is the senior Democratic Senator from the state of Oregon. Wyden received a scholarship to play basketball for the University of California, Santa Barbara, however, finished his undergraduate work at Stanford University before getting his Juris Doctor at the University of Oregon.

  Wyden along with Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, fought to have a provision in the latest stimulus package that would tax executive bonuses, like the one AIG distributed, at a rate of 35%. However, in closed door sessions, that provision was taken out of the stimulus package by the Obama administration.FoxNews.com: Sen. Wyden Points Finger... (March 18, 2009)

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: May 3, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas
  2. Spouse: Nancy Bass
  3. Party: Democratic
  4. Assumed Office: February 6, 1996
  5. Alma Mater: Stanford University
  6. Former Profession: Taught at several Oregon universities

• Positions

  Ron Wyden is a strong advocate of universal health care. He has authored the Healthy Americans Act with the help of fellow Senator, Robert Bennett. The crux of the legislation proposes that health care be paid for by both public and private contributions. He's also been an advocate of making health care mandatory for everyone.

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