GREG WALDEN

'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 , 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.

Contents

Legislative career

Business interests

Caucuses

References

External links

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.

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]

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

References

1. Oregon Legislative Assembly (56th) 1971 Regular Session
2. U.S. Rep. Walden sells radio stations in Columbia Gorge
3. Another day, another caucus Keith Chu

External links

★ U.S. Congressman Greg Walden 'official site'

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★ Federal Election Commission — Gregory Paul Walden campaign finance reports and data

★ On the Issues — Greg Walden issue positions and quotes

★ OpenSecrets.org — Greg Walden campaign contributions

★ Project Vote Smart — Representative Greg P. Walden (OR) profile

★ SourceWatch Congresspedia — Greg Walden profile

★ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Greg Walden voting record

★ Greg Walden for Congress 'official campaign site'

★ Committee on Energy and Commerce