21 Facts About Greg Walden

Gregory Paul Walden was born on January 10,1957 and is an American politician who served as the US representative for from 1999 to 2021.

In October 2019, Walden announced that he would not run for reelection in 2020.

Greg Walden earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Oregon in 1981.

Greg Walden served as press secretary and chief of staff to Congressman Denny Smith from 1981 to 1987.

Greg Walden 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 US House.

Greg Walden rose to the position of assistant majority leader in the Senate and was considering a bid for Oregon Governor in 1994.

Greg Walden was tapped as campaign manager for Cooley's reelection bid, but after Cooley was caught in several lies about his military service, Greg Walden was one of many Republicans who called on Cooley to drop out of the race.

Greg Walden went as far as to announce he was running for the 2nd District seat as an independent.

Greg 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.

On October 28,2019, Greg Walden announced that he would not run for reelection.

Greg Walden disagreed with President Donald Trump over Trump's attempts to finance his border wall project and backed sanctioning Russia despite Trump's resistance.

Greg Walden voted to end the 35-day government shutdown and spoke up about the global warming crisis, but supported Trump in the Ukraine quid pro quo scandal.

House Speaker John Boehner chose Greg Walden to be chairman of the House Majority Transition Committee.

Greg Walden served as chairman of the House Republican leadership through most of 2010.

Greg Walden served a second term, the traditional limit for holders of the office, ending in 2016.

From 2010 to 2011, Greg Walden gave up his seat on the Committee on Energy and Commerce at Republican leadership's request so that Parker Griffith, who had recently switched parties, could take his spot.

Greg Walden founded the Small Brewers Caucus and the Digital Television Caucus; as of 2007, he was a member of 39 congressional caucuses.

Greg Walden was a member of the centrist Republican Main Street Partnership, the Congressional Cement Caucus and the Congressional Western Caucus.

On January 31,2007, Greg Walden sold Columbia Gorge Broadcasting, which runs five stations in the eastern Columbia River Gorge, to Bicoastal Columbia River LLC in order to avoid any conflict of interest that might arise with his congressional duties.

Greg Walden is a board member for American Edge, a lobbying organization for the technology industry.

In 2022, it was reported in The Wall Street Journal that Greg Walden was hired by Mindbloom, a telemedicine-based ketamine-assisted therapy company, for the purpose of lobbying on telehealth policies.