Ronald Lee Wyden

Senator from Oregon

SENATEDEMOCRAT1981–nowID W000779

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 8,708 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 2,184 · confirmations only

All contested

94%with Dems

of 10,892 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

1997 → 1999

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19811987199319992005201120172023

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, +8 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 17, 2026noneKasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 17, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 15, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 2026H.R. 3633To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 14, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026S. 5271A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 812 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 2,772 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.9% · 727 votes

Congress96.1% · 666 votes

Taxation91.2% · 433 votes

International Affairs90.8% · 411 votes

Government Operations and Politics91.3% · 380 votes

Health95.5% · 332 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement82.9% · 240 votes

Finance and Financial Sector89.9% · 217 votes

Transportation and Public Works91.2% · 205 votes

Labor and Employment97.4% · 194 votes

Immigration90.3% · 186 votes

Science, Technology, Communications90.3% · 185 votes

Energy98.3% · 181 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 175 votes

Agriculture and Food86.2% · 167 votes

Education94.6% · 167 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance74.5% · 165 votes

Environmental Protection94% · 133 votes

Law94.8% · 77 votes

Social Welfare94.7% · 76 votes

Emergency Management91% · 67 votes

Water Resources Development89.6% · 67 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 66 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 65 votes

Commerce98.3% · 58 votes

Native Americans96.3% · 27 votes

Commemorations78.6% · 14 votes

Families100% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 4 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

23 Congresses

97th · 1981105th · 1997119th · 2025

Democrat · House · OR97th–104th

Democrat · Senate · OR105th–119th

Term datesexact

Ronald Lee Wyden

Senator from Oregon

SENATED1981–now23 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

93.2%with Democrats

of 8,708 votes · 6.8% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 2,184 votes

All contested94%of 10,892 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1997→99, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019812025

2025–26 · 119th · Democrat99%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 812 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 2,772

Armed Forces and National Security95.9% · 727

Congress96.1% · 666

Taxation91.2% · 433

International Affairs90.8% · 411

Government Operations and Politics91.3% · 380

Health95.5% · 332

Crime and Law Enforcement82.9% · 240

Finance and Financial Sector89.9% · 217

Transportation and Public Works91.2% · 205

Labor and Employment97.4% · 194

Immigration90.3% · 186

Science, Technology, Communications90.3% · 185

Energy98.3% · 181

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 175

Agriculture and Food86.2% · 167

Education94.6% · 167

Foreign Trade and International Finance74.5% · 165

Environmental Protection94% · 133

Law94.8% · 77

Social Welfare94.7% · 76

Emergency Management91% · 67

Water Resources Development89.6% · 67

Housing and Community Development100% · 66

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 65

Commerce98.3% · 58

Native Americans96.3% · 27

Commemorations78.6% · 14

Families100% · 12

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 4

Animals— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Service record

97th · 1981119th · 2025

Democrat97th–104th

Democrat105th–119th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th