Wyden, Ron

Wyden, Ron is a Democratic Senator representing Oregon. They serve on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Committee on the Budget.

They have raised $120K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $16K. Organizations spend $2.0 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and taxation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 56% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

8 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $13.5 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a higher-than-average financial footprint compared to other Senators. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and former staff becoming lobbyists.