Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon makes it official: He's for Hillary Clinton
Days before the Iowa caucus formally kicks off an increasingly tight race for Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said Saturday he was finally ready to reveal his pick: Hillary Clinton.
The endorsement from Oregon's senior senator isn't all that surprising. Wyden has previously said he generally supported and liked Clinton — a former secretary of state and U.S. senator from New York — but always stopped short of making things official, saying the time wasn't right.
Now that voting is about to start, Wyden said, things have changed. He explained his rationale in a phone interview from Medford, where he appeared at an event for Planned Parenthood.
"The last few years, a number of new forces have emerged in American politics," he said, "forces that deny science, forces that believe constitutional protections are only for their own beliefs, forces that reject bipartisanship in the name of ideology.
"Secretary Clinton, as president, has the passion and the energy and the skills to push back on those developments and offer an alternative."
Wyden also said the timing of his announcement, coming as he shows public support for Planned Parenthood, wasn't coincidence. He said Clinton has supported women's issues and reproductive rights since coming to Washington, D.C., in 1993 as first lady. That work, he said, continued as they worked alongside each other in the Senate.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/ron_wyden_makes_it_official_he.html
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As a proud Oregonian, I share his endorsement and certainly support him, as well.
Mahalo and hugs, Cha!
My daughter and her family live in Portland, Ore.. it's a wonderful state, classof56!
good to see you again!
My husband "imported" me from Seattle to Oregon almost 48 years ago. He's a second-generation Oregonian, and really wanted his first child born here. So--I'm now spouse, mother and grandmother of several Oregon natives and loving every minute in this awesome state. Have lived in several different locations, including the Portland area, now settled East of the Cascades. Shortly after reading your OP, I received an e-mail from Ron Wyden and promptly sent him a campaign donation. Go Ron!
Amazingly, I've never been to Hawaii, but would love to go there while I'm still upright and able to fully enjoy the trip. From what I've heard, it's pretty darned incredible!
Blessings to ya! 
What a wonderful history you have you there with all your family. 
Mahalo for sending Sen Wyden a donation! I imagine he's going to take some guff from bern fans.
It's wonderful out here.. especially the winters that seem like summers!
Blessings to you and yours, classof56!
Sen Warren.. count down time.
It is a nice show of Solidarity!
Politicians rarely stick their necks out.
They like to bet on sure things - just like most of us! 
