Ron Wyden

Democrat Ron Wyden has been a U.S. Senator since 1996. Previously, he served eight terms in the House.

Senate

OREGON

Democrat

Incumbent

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U.S. House Members Fleeing Washington as Holiday Approaches and Congress Grinds Away

By Tom Diemer

They're bailing out. More than 60 U.S. House members missed votes Tuesday as Congress continues its hectic lame duck session, even as the Christmas holiday draws nigh. Sixty-three lawmakers -- two ...

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Obama Lobbies Republican Senators to Back Arms Pact

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama tried to sway reluctant Republican senators on Monday to back a new arms control treaty with Russia as GOP aversion to giving a politically damaged president ...

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Eight Republicans Vote to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON -- In a last-minute surprise, eight Republican senators joined nearly every Democrat to repeal the military's "don't ask, tell policy" on gays. The final 65-31 vote to end the 17-year-old ...

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Ron Wyden Cancer Surgery Endangers Democrats' Wish List

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Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, announced Thursday that has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. But in a surprise to many of his colleagues, Wyden, 61, will undergo observation ...

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