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Following his resignation as Congressman in1996, Wyden entered the Senate race in Oregon during a special elections to fill the seat vacated by former Republican Sen. Bob Packwood who resigned before his term expired due to the unanimous decision of the Senate Ethics Committee to expel him from office because of ethical misconduct.<ref>[http://www.now.org/nnt/11-95/packwood.html Packwood Resigns]</ref> Wyden defeated Republican nominee Gordon Smith by a narrow margin 48% to 47% via first nationwide mail-in election. <ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-01-31/news/mn-30719_1_oregon-senate-race Democrat Wyden Wins U.S. Senate Race in Oregon]</ref> He was sworn in as United States Senator on February 5, 1996. He was re-elected to a full term during the 1998 Senatorial race against John Lim with a large margin- 61% to 31%.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1998&fips=41&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 1998 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref> In 2004, he won with 63% votes against his opponent Al King’s 31% votes. <ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=41&year=2004&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 2004 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref> In 2010, he defeated Jim Huffman by 18% margin. <ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=41&year=2010&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 2010 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref>
Following his resignation as Congressman in1996, Wyden entered the Senate race in Oregon during a special elections to fill the seat vacated by former Republican Sen. Bob Packwood who resigned before his term expired due to the unanimous decision of the Senate Ethics Committee to expel him from office because of ethical misconduct.<ref>[http://www.now.org/nnt/11-95/packwood.html Packwood Resigns]</ref> Wyden defeated Republican nominee Gordon Smith by a narrow margin 48% to 47% via first nationwide mail-in election. <ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-01-31/news/mn-30719_1_oregon-senate-race Democrat Wyden Wins U.S. Senate Race in Oregon]</ref> He was sworn in as United States Senator on February 5, 1996. He was re-elected to a full term during the 1998 Senatorial race against John Lim with a large margin- 61% to 31%.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1998&fips=41&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 1998 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref> In 2004, he won with 63% votes against his opponent Al King’s 31% votes. <ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=41&year=2004&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 2004 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref> In 2010, he defeated Jim Huffman by 18% margin. <ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=41&year=2010&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=3 2010 Senatorial General Election Results-Oregon]</ref>
==Reputation as a Lawmaker==
For more than three decades in public service, Senator Ron Wyden established a reputation as a lawmaker with an independent voice not just for his constituents in the State of Oregon but for all Americans. In every opportunity he tries to offer creative, commons sense solutions on issues that will provide a great impact on the lives of people. One of his priorities as a lawmaker is Health Care Reform and he was known as one of the leading voices in the Senate to address the issue. Since 1994, he has pushing for the passage of the Healthy Americans Act through a bipartisan legislation. Senator Wyden record in Washington proves that he is willing to reach out to his fellow lawmakers to accomplish things in the Congress if necessary. According to him, ''“Look at my record. My record is based on the proposition that if you want to get anything done, it’s got to be bipartisan. But sometimes you have to stand alone.”''<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/ron-wyden-or/ National Journal Almanac-Sen. Ron Wyden (D)]</ref>
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