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'''Greg Walden''' (born 1957) represents [[Oregon]]'s second congressional district in the US [[House of Representatives]]. He is a [[Republican]], and a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]], a coalition of moderate Republicans in Congress. Oregon's second congressional district encompasses the eastern portion of the state, including the cities of Hood River, The Dalles, Pendelton, Baker, LaGrande, Burns, and Ashland. He was first elected to Congress in 1998. Walden is the only Republican in the Oregon Congressional delegation.He is a member of the Episcopal Church.
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'''Gregory Paul “Greg” Walden''' (born January 10, 1957, age {{age|1957|1|10}}) represents [[Oregon]]'s second congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. A [[Republican]], he is a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]], a coalition of [[moderate Republicans]] in Congress. Walden's district encompasses the eastern portion of the state, including the cities of Hood River, The Dalles, Pendelton, Baker, LaGrande, Burns, and Ashland. He was first elected to Congress in 1998, and is the only Republican in the Oregon Congressional delegation.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Walden opposed<ref>[https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-statement-house-vote-impeach-president-trump Greg Walden Statement on House Vote to Impeach President Trump]</ref> and voted against the [[impeachment coup]] brought against [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/27483/70538/2979/impeaching-donald-john-trump-president-of-the-united-states-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors#70538 H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - National Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Walden has spoken out against the danger of mail-in voting.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-greg-walden-why-we-shouldnt-vote-by-mail-in-2020 Rep. Greg Walden: Why we shouldn’t vote by mail in 2020]</ref>
Walden announced in October 2019 that he would not seek re-election in the [[2020 U.S. House elections]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/oregon-republican-greg-walden-to-retire-059814 Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House]</ref>
==Political positions==
Overall being a [[conservative]] with [[globalist]] leanings, Walden opposes [[spending bills]] and [[illegal immigration]] though supports [[free trade]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Greg_Walden.htm Greg Walden on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://gregwalden.com/ Official Website]
*[https://walden.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Walden Greg Walden - Ballotpedia]
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