Greg Walden
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| Greg Walden | |
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| Assumed office January 6, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Smith |
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| Born | January 10, 1957 The Dalles, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mylene Walden |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Gregory "Greg" Walden (born January 10, 1957, in The Dalles, Oregon) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon and represents its Second District, which covers more than two-thirds of the state (generally, east of the Cascades.) Walden earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Oregon in 1981. He is the son of Paul E. Walden, three-term Oregon state representative.[1]
Walden and his wife, Mylene, live in Hood River with their son Anthony. They are Episcopalian and participate in local civic groups such as the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.[citation needed]
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[edit] Legislative career
Prior to being elected to the House, Walden served as Press Secretary and Chief of Staff to Congressman Denny Smith from 1981 to 1987. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1988 and served in the House until 1995, when he was appointed to the Oregon State Senate to fill a vacancy. In the Senate, Walden rose to the position of assistant majority leader.
Walden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998 and began serving in 1999. He is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the Resources Committee where he serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Walden is also a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research.
In the 2006 election, Walden won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic candidate Carol Voisin.
[edit] Business interests
On January 31, 2007, Walden sold Columbia Gorge Broadcasting, which runs five stations in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, to Bicoastal Columbia River LLC in order to avoid any conflict of interest that might arise with his congressional duties.[2]
[edit] Caucuses
Representative Walden belongs to the following thirty-nine congressional caucuses:[3]
- House Digital Television Caucus Co-Chair
- House Northwest Energy Caucus Co-Chair
- House Renewable Energy Caucus Vice-Chair
- House Rural Healthcare Coalition Co-Chair
- House Small Brewers Caucus Co-Chair
- 4-H Caucus
- Air Force Caucus
- Community College Caucus
- Congressional Beef Caucus
- Congressional Cancer Caucus
- Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption
- Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus
- Congressional Fires Services Institute
- Congressional Host Committee for the Volunteers of America Organization
- Congressional Internet Caucus
- Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
- Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
- Congressional National Parks Caucus
- Congressional Native American Caucus
- Congressional Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Caucus
- Congressional Real Estate Caucus
- Congressional Rural Caucus
- Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
- Congressional Wine Caucus
- Defense Study Group
- Distributed Energy Caucus
- Frozen Food Caucus
- House Army Caucus
- House Diabetes Caucus
- House Homeland Security Caucus
- House Potato Caucus
- House Sugar Caucus
- House Taiwan Caucus
- National Environmental Policy Act Task Force
- Navy/Marine Corps Caucus
- USO Congressional Caucus
- Victory in Iraq Caucus
- Western Caucus
[edit] References
- ^ Oregon Legislative Assembly (56th) 1971 Regular Session (HTML). Oregon State Archives (official website). Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
- ^ "U.S. Rep. Walden sells radio stations in Columbia Gorge", Associated Press, kgw.com, February 1, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ Chu, Keith. "Another day, another caucus", Bend Bulletin, 2007-07-10.
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[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Greg Walden official U.S. House website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Greg Walden for Congress official campaign website
- Committee on Energy and Commerce
| Preceded by Bob Smith |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district 1999 – present |
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