• WALDEN, GREGORY P MR.
Experience: House: District 2, 1999-Present
Home State: Oregon
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,480,683Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Greg P. Walden
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mylene; 1 Child: Anthony
    Birth Date: 01/10/1957
    Birth Place: The Dalles, OR
    Home City: Hood River, OR
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    BS, Journalism, University of Oregon, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
    Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State Senate, 1995-1997
    Senator, Oregon State Senate, 1995-1997
    Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1989-1995
    Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1991-1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), 2012-present
    Member, 4-H Caucus
    Member, Air Force Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Institute
    Member, Congressional Host Committee for the Volunteers of America Organization
    Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Member, Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
    Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus
    Member, Congressional Native American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Caucus
    Member, Congressional Real Estate Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus
    Member, Defense Study Group
    Member, Distributed Energy Caucus
    Member, House Army Caucus
    Member, House Diabetes Caucus
    Member, House Food Caucus
    Member, House Homeland Security Caucus
    Co-Chair, House Northwest Energy Caucus
    Member, House Potato Caucus
    Vice Chair, House Renewable Energy Caucus
    Former Chair, House Republican Leadership
    Co-Chair, House Small Brewers Caucus
    Member, House Sugar Caucus
    Member, House Taiwan Caucus
    Member, National Environmental Policy Act Task Force
    Member, Navy/Marine Corps Caucus
    Co-Chair, Rural Health Care Coalition
    Member, Speaker’s Task Force for a Drug Free America
    Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Congressional Caucus
    Member, Victory in Iraq Caucus
    Member, Western Caucus

Professional Experience

    Small Business Owner
    Former Owner, Columbia Gorge Broadcasters Incorporated
    Former Owner, MSW Communications, Limited Liability Company
    Chief of Staff, Office of Representative Denny Smith, 1984-1986
    Press Secretary, Office of Representative Denny Smith, 1981-1984

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board of Trustees, Hood River Memorial Hospital
    Member, Board, Oregon Health ad Science University
    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
    Former Board Member, Boy Scouts of America
    Former Member, Columbia River Bancorp
    Board Member, Executive Committee, Association of Oregon Industries
    Member, Hood River Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Hood River Elk's Club
    Member, Hood River Rotary Club
    Member, National Association of Broadcasters
    Member, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
    Former Board Member, Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation
    Member, Soroptimist Club

Additional Information

Awards:

    Golden Bulldog Award, Watchdog of the Treasury
    Senior Legislative Achievement Award, The Seniors Coalition
    Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform
    Legislator of the Year, National Association of Home Care
    Distinguished Service Award, Forest Counties and Schools Coalition
    Champion of Small Business, Small Business Survival Committee
    Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    Congressional Champion Award, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps
    Oregon Person of the Year Award, Dorchester Conference
    Legislator of the Year, Agriculture Retailers Association
    Friend of the Shareholder, American Shareholders Association
    Guardian of Small Business, National Federal of Independent Business
    Perfect Voter, Information Technology Industry
    Benjamin Franklin Award, 60+ Association
    Legislator of the Year, Central Oregon Visitors Association
    Champion Award, League of Private Property Owners
    Friend of the Farm Bureau, Oregon Farm Bureau
    Legislator of the Year, Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association
    Thomas Jefferson Award, Food Distributors International
    Legislator of the Year, Oregon Association of Home Care
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 113
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.R.2430 FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
05/09/2017 H.R.699 Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act 05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.2075 Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.2074 Public Input for National Monuments Act 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.983 Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 H.R.1121 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 02/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.Res.81 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. 02/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.290 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.R.288 Small Business Broadband Deployment Act 01/11/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6474 To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission. 12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5815 Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/22/2016 H.R.1762 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in The Dalles, Oregon, as the "Loren R. Kaufman VA Clinic". 06/22/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-179. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/10/2016 H.R.3826 Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act 06/10/2016 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 H.R.5132 Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act 05/12/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.R.4549 Treating Small Airports with Fairness Act of 2016 04/14/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/17/2016 H.R.4596 Small Business Broadband Deployment Act 03/17/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
11/17/2015 H.R.2583 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 11/17/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
04/08/2015 H.R.1555 Forest Access in Rural Communities Act of 2015 04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/18/2015 H.R.1342 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 03/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/18/2015 H.R.745 Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 02/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 1574
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/20/2003 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003
02/14/2003 H.R.583 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003
02/13/2003 H.R.804 Biomass Energy Equity Act of 2003
02/13/2003 H.R.800 To provide for the withholding of United States contributions to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, and for other purposes.
02/13/2003 H.R.786 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer.
02/13/2003 H.R.785 Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2003
02/13/2003 H.R.771 Full Expensing for Economic Growth Act of 2003
02/12/2003 H.R.514 To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
02/12/2003 H.R.119 Harmful Invasive Weed Control Act
02/11/2003 H.Res.41 Congratulating the University of Portland women's soccer team for winning the 2002 NCAA Division I national championship.
02/05/2003 H.R.584 Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2003
02/05/2003 H.R.570 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from wind.
01/29/2003 H.Res.42 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued honoring American farm women.
01/27/2003 H.R.262 Child Support Enforcement Act
01/08/2003 H.R.307 Farm Disaster Emergency Assistance Act of 2003
01/08/2003 H.R.284 Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act of 2003
01/07/2003 H.R.57 Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003
12/17/2002 H.R.3609 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 Passed Not Voting
12/04/2002 H.R.5504 Anton's Law
11/25/2002 H.R.5005 Homeland Security Act of 2002
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