Ron Wyden makes his money through his profession as a lawyer and politician.
Most of his assets are in mutual funds, bonds, and other financial investments.
The American politician and retired educator Ron Wyden have served as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996.
He previously held office as a Representative for the 3rd District of Oregon from 1981.
He is also the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Ron played Division I basketball for two seasons at UC Santa Barbara before transferring to Stanford University to complete his undergraduate education.
In 1974, he earned his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law.
After law school, he taught gerontology and co-founded the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers, an advocacy group for the elderly.
From 1977 to 1979, Ron was the director of Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly and served as a member of the Oregon State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 and served until his election to the U.S. Senate in 1996.
Every single year, Ron holds a town meeting in each of Oregon’s 36 counties and has been recognized twice by the Town Hall Project with its “MVP” and “Democracy Defender” awards.