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Ron Wyden

DemocratRon Wyden

U.S. Senator · Oregon

DemocratFederal

U.S. Senator from Oregon

12 tracked promises, 9 rated

Oregon

Oregon

Represents Oregon statewide

86/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
86
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+71) to 0–100, aggregated from 9 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Ron Wyden won the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Oregon with 56.6% of the vote (1,105,119 votes).

56.6%
Win share
1,105,119
Votes for winner
1,952,478
Total cast
  • Ron Wyden · Democrat56.6%
  • Mark Callahan · Republican33.3%
  • Shanti S. Lewallen · Other3.2%
  • Steven C. Reynolds · Other3%
  • Eric Navickas · Other2.5%
  • 2 Other Candidates1.3%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Ron Wyden's record shows a concentration on issues related to privacy, healthcare, and surveillance reform. He has sponsored multiple bills aimed at enhancing data privacy protections, such as the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act and the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act. Additionally, his involvement in healthcare is evident through bills like the Health Workforce Innovation Act. Focus areas (from the record): Privacy · Healthcare · Surveillance Reform · Tax Policy · Government Oversight Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. There is a correlation between Wyden's sponsored bills and his declared positions on privacy and healthcare, particularly in areas like data protection. However, there is an absence of specific tax reform legislation. What this can't tell you: The motivations behind his legislative actions are not disclosed; The effectiveness of his sponsored bills in achieving their intended outcomes is unclear; There is no information on his unlogged work or informal influence outside of the official record. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Ron Wyden has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2012. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Ron Wyden has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

35bills sponsored
35 awaiting status
013253850Bills2012: 35 awaiting status352012

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$7.6M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2026: raised $7.6M2026: spent $7.1M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $0 (0%)Large individual (itemized): $0 (0%)PAC / committee: $1.9M (100%)100%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$00%
  • Large individual (itemized)$00%
  • PAC / committee$1.9M100%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+71 · based on 9 rated promises

  • Attempted 1
  • Championed 8

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2017 · 9 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202671
Jan 202971 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

9 tracked
  • Kept9
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0510Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 3— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

12 promises across 12 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Cannabis and drug policy1
  • Clean energy1
  • Cybersecurity and government transparency1
  • Data privacy1
  • Data privacy and national security1
  • Government oversight1
  • Health care and Medicaid1
  • Reproductive health privacy1
  • Rural health care and maternity care1
  • Surveillance and Fourth Amendment privacy1
  • Tax policy1
  • Voting rights1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)12100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
22
35
45
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

12 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Committed, through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, to end the federal prohibition of cannabis and give states the tools to implement their own cannabis laws.

Cannabis and drug policySpecific · measurablePromised May 2024
SourcesU.S. Senator Cory Booker (booker.senate.gov) official press release, July 16, 2026· archivedMarijuana Moment, July 16, 2026U.S. Senate Democrats (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed, through the Government Surveillance Reform Act, to restore warrant protections and reform Section 702 surveillance so it creates stronger privacy protections for law-abiding Americans.

Surveillance and Fourth Amendment privacySpecific · measurablePromised Nov 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (statement, April 20, 2024)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden· archivedCyberScoopAmerican Civil Liberties UnionOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed, through legislation, to give rural and underserved hospitals the means to keep their labor and delivery units open and to prevent hospital chains from taking funding and closing units.

Rural health care and maternity carePromised Jun 2024
SourcesQuiver QuantitativeRoll CallOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archivedU.S. Senate Committee on Finance· archived
Championedmedium confidence

Committed, through the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, to close the data-broker loophole by requiring the government to obtain a court order before purchasing Americans' personal data.

Data privacyPromised Jul 2023
SourcesCyberScoopElectronic Frontier FoundationOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed, through the My Body, My Data Act, to enact new privacy protections restricting the collection and sharing of people's reproductive and sexual health data.

Reproductive health privacyPromised May 2023
SourcesU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) — S.1656, 118th Congress· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (hirono.senate.gov)· archived
Championedmedium confidence

Committed, through the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act, to set guardrails blocking bulk exports of Americans' private, sensitive data to high-risk foreign nations.

Data privacy and national securityPromised Jun 2022
SourcesThe Record (Recorded Future News), June 14, 2023GovTrack.us — S.1974 (118th Congress)Office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Feb 28, 2024· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Vowed to maintain his hold on a Treasury Department nominee and block other Treasury nominations until the administration provides financial documents related to Russia.

Government oversightPromised Jun 2018
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archivedWashington ExaminerWikipediaRoll Call
Attemptedhigh confidence

Committed, through the SHINE Act, to simplify the permitting and inspection process so homeowners and local governments can more easily install home renewable energy systems such as rooftop solar.

Clean energyPromised Oct 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archivedCongress.gov, S.3099 - SHINE Act of 2023 (118th Congress), sponsor/cosponsor and action recordU.S. GPO GovInfo, S.3099 (118th Congress) bill details· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (press release, Oct. 20, 2023)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Committed, through legislation ending voter suppression by unreasonably long lines, to ensure voters are not shut out of voting because they must wait hours to cast a ballot.

Voting rightsPromised Jun 2021
SourcesCongress.gov / Library of CongressDemocracy DocketCongress.gov / Library of CongressOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Committed, through reintroducing the Billionaires Income Tax Act, to change tax law so people with more than $1 billion in assets pay tax each year on their gains rather than deferring it.

Tax policySpecific · measurablePromised Sep 2025
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Pledged to keep fighting the Medicaid and health care cuts in the 2025 Republican budget reconciliation bill until the process concluded.

Health care and MedicaidSpecific · measurablePromised Jun 2025
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Vowed to block the Senate confirmation of CISA director nominee Sean Plankey until the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency publicly releases its 2022 unclassified report on security flaws in U.S. telephone networks.

Cybersecurity and government transparencySpecific · measurablePromised Apr 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archivedThe Register

Verified record

1,207 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Dec 31, 1998

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $7,554,494, spent $7,109,278, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Sponsored legislation

Showing the 12 most recent of 1,207 sponsored measures.

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
246
Nay
627
Present
0
Not voting
17

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN932Nay
  • PN932Nay
120 of 890
Page 1 / 45

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

18 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record demanding that DHS and ICE account for their use of Palantir-developed data analytics together with Clearview AI facial recognition, PenLink, L3Harris stingray and Paragon Solutions phone surveillance, and objecting to a mass surveillance ecosystem that has swept in U.S. citizens observing or protesting immigration enforcement.

    SourcesLetter from Reps. Dan Goldman and Nydia M. Velazquez, Sen. Ron Wyden and 30 colleagues to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons on Palantir-developed data surveillance contracts
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record asserting that the government ordinarily must obtain a judicial warrant to compel cell phone location data, and urging the DHS Inspector General to open a second investigation into ICE and other DHS components purchasing Americans' location data from commercial data brokers without one.

    SourcesBicameral letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari requesting a second investigation of warrantless purchases of Americans' cell phone location data by ICE and other DHS components
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record urging the FTC to investigate Flock Safety and hold it accountable for not requiring multi-factor authentication on law enforcement accounts, characterizing that failure as an unfair business practice prohibited by Section 5 of the FTC Act.

    SourcesLetter from Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi to FTC Chair Andrew N. Ferguson requesting an investigation of Flock Safety
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record stating that abuse of Flock Safety's license-plate surveillance network is inevitable and that the company neither audits nor takes responsibility for law enforcement searches; recommends that communities that installed Flock cameras reevaluate and remove them.

    SourcesLetter from Sen. Ron Wyden to Flock Group, Inc. CEO Garrett Langley on abuse of Flock's license plate surveillance network
    View position & sources
  • Tax policyStated position

    Committed, through reintroducing the Billionaires Income Tax Act, to change tax law so people with more than $1 billion in assets pay tax each year on their gains rather than deferring it.

    SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Health care and MedicaidStated position

    Pledged to keep fighting the Medicaid and health care cuts in the 2025 Republican budget reconciliation bill until the process concluded.

    SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Cybersecurity and government transparencyStated position

    Vowed to block the Senate confirmation of CISA director nominee Sean Plankey until the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency publicly releases its 2022 unclassified report on security flaws in U.S. telephone networks.

    SourcesThe RegisterOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Rural health care and maternity careStated position

    Committed, through legislation, to give rural and underserved hospitals the means to keep their labor and delivery units open and to prevent hospital chains from taking funding and closing units.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Cannabis and drug policyStated position

    Committed, through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, to end the federal prohibition of cannabis and give states the tools to implement their own cannabis laws.

    SourcesU.S. Senate Democrats (democrats.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting YEA on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting YEA on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Surveillance and Fourth Amendment privacyStated position

    Committed, through the Government Surveillance Reform Act, to restore warrant protections and reform Section 702 surveillance so it creates stronger privacy protections for law-abiding Americans.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Clean energyStated position

    Committed, through the SHINE Act, to simplify the permitting and inspection process so homeowners and local governments can more easily install home renewable energy systems such as rooftop solar.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Data privacyStated position

    Committed, through the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, to close the data-broker loophole by requiring the government to obtain a court order before purchasing Americans' personal data.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Reproductive health privacyStated position

    Committed, through the My Body, My Data Act, to enact new privacy protections restricting the collection and sharing of people's reproductive and sexual health data.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Data privacy and national securityStated position

    Committed, through the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act, to set guardrails blocking bulk exports of Americans' private, sensitive data to high-risk foreign nations.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Voting rightsStated position

    Committed, through legislation ending voter suppression by unreasonably long lines, to ensure voters are not shut out of voting because they must wait hours to cast a ballot.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (wyden.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Government oversightStated position

    Vowed to maintain his hold on a Treasury Department nominee and block other Treasury nominations until the administration provides financial documents related to Russia.

    SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance (finance.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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