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U.S. Senator from Oregon
Born
May 3, 1949
Age 77
Phone
(202) 224-5244
Office
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Oregon

Ron Wyden

Ronald Lee Wyden is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until 1996. Upon the death of Representative Don Young in 2022, Wyden became the dean of the West Coast's Congressional delegation. He is the dean of Oregon's congressional delegation and serves as the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. Known for his libertarian-leaning stances within the Democratic Party, Wyden has been a prominent advocate for privacy rights, internet freedom, and limiting government surveillance, positioning him as a defender of civil liberties.

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Voting Record — 844
Yes28%
No70%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Ron Wyden
U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon
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Ron's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 83 sponsored · 366 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.comMay 28(source)
Incredible quote from Wyden, that it is time to "start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat."
Raphael Satter
@raphae.li
Open post ↗
Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it’s a sign that the tech industry’s advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. www.reuters.com/business/med...
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Peter Morley ♿️@petermorley.bsky.socialMay 21(source)
🔥BRAVO to Senator Ron Wyden & 19 Senate Democrats introducing a resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act & END an experiment from Trump Admin (OZ😡) ALLOWING AI to conduct PRIOR AUTHORIZATION & PROFIT from DENYING medical claims in Traditional Medicare. www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
Wyden, Senate Democrats Take Action to Roll Back Trump AI Care Denial Experiment on Seniors | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden, Senate Democrats Take Action to Roll Back Trump AI Care Denial Experiment on Seniors
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.govMay 28(source)
My team uncovered that foreign enemies are targeting U.S. servicemembers in war zones by buying their location data. The threat to national security posed by data brokers has never been more clear. We need to dismantle the surveillance advertising industry.
Raphael Satter
@raphae.li
Open post ↗
Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it’s a sign that the tech industry’s advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. www.reuters.com/business/med...
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.socialMay 21(source)
SWIFT OPPOSITION: There are now House *and* Senate bills to impose 100% tax on payouts from Trump’s $1.8 billion fund for convicted crooks Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) & Ron Wyden (D-OR) have just introduced their version Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) already has bill in House
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.socialMay 18(source)
They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.comMay 21(source)
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would make it harder for federal investigators to obtain phone records and also would prevent the government from weaponizing a secretive legal instrument it has used to target critics.
Subpoena bill would curtail secretive tool used to target government critics
The bipartisan legislation, which comes after a Washington Post investigation, would also limit the federal government’s ability to obtain phone records without a judge’s order.
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Mother Jones@motherjones.comMay 19(source)
We reported that he was thinking about it, and yep, he went for it. "What is Trump hiding from the American people?” says @warren.senate.gov. “Democrats are going to fight every element of this self-dealing settlement,” vows Sen. Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov. Wow, even some Republicans seem uneasy.
First, a $1.8 billion slush fund. Now Trump aims to weasel out of IRS audits “forever”
We're talking about a man whose company was convicted of criminal tax fraud.
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
The Intercept@theintercept.comMay 3(source)
Sen. Wyden keeps getting under the skin of the NSA’s biggest supporters with his warnings about intelligence agency abuses— and the latest dispute resulted in a high-profile dustup on the Senate floor.
Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”
Debate over a secret court opinion involving the Trump administration’s use of data collected by the NSA turned personal.
Reposted bySenator Ron Wyden
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.socialMay 19(source)
Also in this piece: Senator Ron Wyden tells me Dems will pursue testimony from the Treasury official who resigned after Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund was announced:
Greg Sargent
@gregsargent.bsky.social
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In MAGA mythology, the Jan 6ers are victims, just as all Trump voters are victims. This slush fund is supposed to represent vengeance. But the middle of the country rejects this mythmaking entirely. Rs should be forced to defend it. (h/t @adamserwer.bsky.social) newrepublic.com/article/2106...
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.govMay 19(source)
We're at war in Iran. Inflation is rising. It costs $100 to fill your gas tank. Energy, housing and health care costs are skyrocketing, and Trump won't stop yapping about his ballroom.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
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Trump, ranting and raving about his ballroom: "This is Rome. They like the flat roof. Greece likes the the triangles, and you see that. This is a porch that looks out over the city. Also, it's developed in such a way that we can have military there. It's also a drone port."
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.govMay 18(source)
Trump deserves no credit for dropping this lawsuit. He's doing it to set up a $1.7 billion slush fund for right-wing political violence. If Trump follows through, it will be the most brazen theft of taxpayer dollars by any president in history.
CNN
@cnn.com
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President Trump drops $10 billion lawsuit against IRS amid talks of establishing a fund to compensate allies targeted in DOJ investigations https://cnn.it/4nzNwOZ
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Voting History
844 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401)NONO✓Motion Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705)NONO✓Motion Rejected (56-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Blunt Rochester Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30—Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2696)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Reed Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Lujan Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (48-52)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Wyden Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (49-51)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Motion (Schumer Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance with Instructions)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Decision of the Chair H.R. 1NONO✓Decision of Chair Sustained (53-47)
2025-06-30H.R. 1 (119th)Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)NONO✓Decision of Chair Sustained (53-47)
2025-06-28H.R. 1 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49)
2025-06-27S.J. Res. 59 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 59YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-53)
2025-06-26—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-06-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-06-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (56-40)
2025-06-24—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-06-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (61-35)
2025-06-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-33)
2025-06-18—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-06-18—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-06-18—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46)
2025-06-17S. 1582 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (68-30)
2025-06-17—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-06-17—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (57-40)
2025-06-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-06-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-39)
2025-06-16—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-33)
2025-06-12S. 1582 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-27, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-12S. 1582 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (67-30)
2025-06-12—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 2307)NONO✓Motion Agreed to (64-33, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-12S. 1582 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Failed (45-52)
2025-06-12—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-44)
2025-06-11S.J. Res. 54 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 54YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (39-56)
2025-06-11S.J. Res. 53 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 53YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Rejected (39-56)
2025-06-11S. 1582 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-30, 3/5 majority required)
2025-06-11—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-06-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-43)
2025-06-10—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-44)
2025-06-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-44)
2025-06-10—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)
2025-06-10—Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNO—Nomination Confirmed (53-41)
2025-06-09—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-06-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-41)
2025-06-05—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2025-06-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-43)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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