Greg Walden
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| Chair of the House Energy Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Upton |
| Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader |
John Boehner Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Pete Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Steve Stivers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Smith |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 28th district |
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In office January 1995 – January 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Wes Cooley |
| Succeeded by | Ted Ferrioli |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 56th district |
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In office January 1989 – January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Fawbush |
| Succeeded by | Bob Montgomery |
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Gregory Paul Walden January 10, 1957 The Dalles, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mylene |
| Children | 1 son |
| Education | University of Oregon (BS) |
Gregory Paul Walden (born January 10, 1957) is an American politician, the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district, first elected to that office in 1998. He is a member of the Republican Party, and as of 2017[update] the only Republican member of the congressional delegation from Oregon. The 2nd district covers more than two-thirds of the state (generally, east of the Cascades). He is the son of Paul E. Walden, three-term Oregon state representative.
Walden was born in The Dalles, Oregon, the son of Elizabeth (née McEwen) and Paul Ernest Walden. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Oregon in 1981. Before being elected to Congress, Walden owned and ran radio stations.
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 that opened up when Wes Cooley was elected to the U. S. House. Walden rose to the position of assistant majority leader in the Senate and was considering a bid for Oregon Governor in 1994. However, upon discovering that the son he and his wife were expecting had a heart defect, Walden decided to not run for Governor and to not seek re-election to the state Senate. Their son died soon after birth.
After Cooley was caught in several lies about his military service, Walden announced he was running for the 2nd District seat as an independent. However, he served as Oregon state chairman of Bob Dole's presidential campaign, and he touted his "strong Republican credentials"—implying that he would serve as a Republican if elected. Walden's candidacy led to fears that the Democrats could take advantage of a split in the Republican vote and take a seat they hadn't held since 1981. This ended, however, when Cooley's predecessor, Bob Smith, was called out of retirement.
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