Greg Walden

Infobox Congressman
name= Greg Walden


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state= Oregon
district= ushr|Oregon|2|2nd
party= Republican
term_start = January 6, 1999
preceded= Bob Smith
succeeded= Incumbent
date of birth= birth date and age|1957|01|10
place of birth= The Dalles, Oregon
residence= Hood River, Oregon
alma_mater= University of Oregon
spouse= Mylene Walden
occupation= broadcasting executive
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 ushr|Oregon|2|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.cite web | title = Oregon Legislative Assembly (56th) 1971 Regular Session | work = Oregon State Archives (official website)| publisher = Oregon Secretary of State | date = 2006 | url = http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1971reg.htm | format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-12-08]

Walden and his wife, Mylene, live in Hood River with their son Anthony. They were the owners of Columbia Gorge Broadcasters and MSW Communications. They are Episcopalian and participate in local civic groups such as the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.Fact|date=March 2007

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. In the 2008 election cycle, he will face Democratic small business owner Noah Lemas and Green Party candidate Tristin Mock.

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.cite news | title =U.S. Rep. Walden sells radio stations in Columbia Gorge| work =Associated Press| publisher =kgw.com| date =February 1, 2007| url =http://www.kgw.com/business/stories/kgw_020107_biz_walden_radio.3e39db2e.html| accessdate =2007-02-26]

Congressional Committees

* House Committee on Energy and Commerce
**Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
**Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
**Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
* House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Caucuses

Representative Walden belongs to the following thirty-nine congressional caucuses: [cite news
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*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

Organizations and Civic Involvement

*Hood River Elks Club
*Hood River Rotary
*National Student Leadership Foundation, Honorary Board of Advisors
*Former Member, Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors
*Former Member, Columbia Bancorp Board of Directors
*Former Member, Hood River Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
*Former Member, Oregon Health Sciences Foundation Board of Trustees

References

External links

* [http://walden.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman Greg Walden] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greg_Walden Profile] at SourceWatch Congresspedia
* [http://waldenforcongress.com/ Greg Walden for Congress] official campaign website
* [http://energycommerce.house.gov/ Committee on Energy and Commerce]