Greg Walden

Gregory " Greg" Walden ( born January 10, 1957 in The Dalles, Oregon) is an American politician. Since 1999, he represents the second electoral district of the state of Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Greg Walden visited until 1981, the University of Oregon in Eugene. Later he was with his wife Mylene owner of a communications company. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1981 and 1987 he worked on the staff of Congressman Denny Smith; 1988-1995 he was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Oregon. Then he sat from 1995 to 1997 in the State Senate, where he was Group Head of Republican senators. In the meantime, he aspired to a candidacy for governor of Oregon. After a heart defect had been found with his yet unborn son, he gave these plans, however. The child died shortly after birth.

In 1994 was Greg Walden campaign workers of Wes Cooley, who was then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After this has not been nominated because of some lies about his military past in 1996, Walden hopes for a nomination for his seat in Congress made ​​. In the run he had pulled a candidacy as an independent candidate in consideration, but he withdrew from party tactical reasons again to prevent a victory for the Democrats. The nomination of the party emerged in 1996, however, Robert Freeman Smith, who had already been 1983-1995 congressman of the second electoral district of Oregon. Smith was a friend of Walden and suggested this in 1998 as his successor because he had no intention to run itself again.

1998 Greg Walden was then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he held his position from 3 January 1999. In the following years he was always re-elected without difficulty; his present term of office runs until 3 January 2011. Walden is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Committee, which deals with global warming and energy independence. He is also a three subcommittees.

Privately, he lives with his wife in Hood River. The couple has a son. Walden is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club.