Senator · Oregon

Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden is a Democratic senator from Oregon, in Congress since 1981. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 17, and cast 820 of 824 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
Senate
Current
In Congress since
Jan 5, 1981
Term ends
Jan 3, 2029
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate9151.9%17 of 915 · rank 55 of 101100%820 of 824 · rank 41 of 101980 became law15%88 of 604
118th CongressSenate6911.2%8 of 691 · rank 78 of 10199%529 of 532 · rank 25 of 101801 became law12%72 of 597
117th CongressSenate9491.1%10 of 949 · rank 78 of 10099%754 of 758 · rank 23 of 100860 became law12%70 of 565

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.34+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Yea
    Oct 9, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 53–43· Against party
  2. S. 5: Laken Riley ActYea
    Jan 20, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 75–24· Against party
  3. H.J.Res. 109: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".Yea
    May 16, 2024· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 60–38· Against party
  4. H.J.Res. 39: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".Yea
    May 3, 2023· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 56–41· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
  2. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  3. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
  4. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
  5. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
  6. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
  7. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
  8. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
  9. H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Yea
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
  10. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11· Against party
  11. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
  12. S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Nay
    Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

264 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced23689%
  2. Reported by committee134.9%
  3. Passed one chamber134.9%
  4. Became law10.4%
  5. Failed10.4%

Policy areas

  1. Taxation43
  2. Health31
  3. Public Lands and Natural Resources22
  4. Crime and Law Enforcement19
  5. Government Operations and Politics16
  6. Agriculture and Food12
  7. Foreign Trade and International Finance12
  8. Armed Forces and National Security10

Latest activity

  1. S. 5658 A bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 5647 A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  3. S. 5607 A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to restore the full 75-percent payment to counties from the Oregon and California land-grant fund, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  4. S.Res. 906 A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 24 through August 28, 2026, as the fourth annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".
    Introduced· Health· Sep 24, 2026
  5. S. 5532 Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
    Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
  6. S. 5507 Saver's Match Enhancement Act of 2026
    Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
  7. S. 2015 National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
    Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 17, 2026
  8. S. 5402 Western Water Reinvestment Act
    Introduced· Sep 16, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.6M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.5M
From committees
$375.1K
143 committees
From contractor PACs
$124K
45 PACs · 33% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
college of american pathologistscollege of american pathologists political action committee$6,000COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTSAI match · 99% · the same organization$18M
samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee$6,000SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.7M
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee$5,000ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$286.4K
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government$5,000AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5M
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee$5,000HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$5.6B
laboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committeelaboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committee$5,000LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGSAI match · 99% · of one corporate family$23.4K
cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac$5,000CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$276.6M
fresenius medical care holdings, inc.fresenius medical care holdings, inc. political action committee$5,000FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INCAI match · 95% · the same organization$268.7M
grant thornton advisors llcthe grant thornton advisors llc political action committee$5,000GRANT THORNTON LLPAI match · 96% · of one corporate family$1.9M
darling ingredients inc.darling ingredients inc political action committee (darpac)$5,000DARLING INGREDIENTS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$352K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.6M$375.1K$124K45 PACs · 33% of committee money
2024$1.5M$341.6K$68K31 PACs · 20% of committee money
2022$10.5M$2.7M$567.1K122 PACs · 21% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. Senate · OregonJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
  2. Senate · OregonJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
  3. Senate · OregonJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
  4. Senate · OregonJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2011
  5. Senate · OregonJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2005
  6. Senate · OregonFeb 5, 1996 – Jan 3, 1999
  7. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 4, 1995 – Feb 5, 1996
  8. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995
  9. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1993
  10. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1991
  11. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 1989
  12. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 3, 1985 – Jan 3, 1987
  13. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 3, 1983 – Jan 3, 1985
  14. House · Oregon's 3rd districtJan 5, 1981 – Jan 3, 1983

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
www.wyden.senate.gov
Phone
202-224-5244
Office
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Contact form
Contact form

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.