Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator from Oregon
Ronald Lee Wyden was born in May 1949 in Wichita, Kansas. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, on a basketball scholarship, and later transferred to Stanford University, where he received his undergraduate degree. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon School of Law.
While teaching gerontology at several Oregon universities, Wyden founded the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers. He was also director of the Oregon Legal Services Center for the Elderly and served on the Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served 15 years until being elected in a special election to the United States Senate. He assumed office in February 1996.
He is divorced from Laurie, with whom he has two children, and is married to Nancy and they have three children. Wyden is Jewish.
In the News…
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon proposed a plan to impose an excise tax on data centers and limit their use of tax credits for depreciation, research and development, investments in Opportunity Zones, and real estate investment trust benefits. He previously introduced legislation to ban the constructing of data centers on public lands.
Senator Wyden stated, “Americans feel the looming fear of AI job losses, and Congress has a responsibility to help the country prepare. These are not the only policy changes that are needed to protect American workers from economic disruption, but it’s a needed first step to give families the wage security they deserve in this time of high costs and economic uncertainty.”
“American communities are rightfully questioning whether the rapid buildout of data centers across the nation will benefit them, as local disruptions rise and Americans grow concerned about the long-term career prospects of millions of workers,” Senator Wyden said earlier this year. “These proposals are a first step towards safeguarding taxpayer dollars and ensuring there are resources to support American workers displaced by the coming disruptions to the economy.”
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The Honorable Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
