Affordable Housing Trailblazer Award Honoree Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Senator Ron Wyden believes the nation’s biggest challenges can only be solved by what he calls “principled bipartisanship,” solutions that allow all parties to reach agreements while staying true to their principles. As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, following that approach has helped him author more than 150 bipartisan bills on issues including infrastructure, health care and housing. Wyden began his work in public service founding the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers, an advocacy group
for the elderly. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 1996. Wyden has led efforts to preserve and expand affordable housing and is planning to introduce the Decent, Affordable and Safe Housing (DASH) Act, which would dedicate resources to get a roof over every child’s head.
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