Earl Blumenauer

Democrat Representative of Oregon's 3rd district

Representative
Oregon, district 3
May 21, 1996 - January 3, 1997
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 7, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2001
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Oregon, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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August 16, 1948 (76 years old)

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Has been serving as a U.S. representative since 1996
Served over 20 years as a public official in Portland before Congress, including on the Portland City Council
Worked as an assistant to the president of Portland State University before starting law school
Led Oregon’s “Go 19” campaign to lower the state voting age in 1969-70
Elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1972 and served until 1979
Served on the Multnomah County Commission from 1979 to 1986
Named Portland’s Commissioner of Public Works during his time on the city council
Received The Ralph Lowell Award for outstanding contributions to public television in 2010
Advocates for mass transit and bicycle commuting, often cycling to the Capitol and White House for meetings
Sponsored bills that became law include the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
Active in efforts to address the Darfur conflict and Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath
Supports the World Trade Organization and has voted for several free trade agreements
Sponsored legislation related to animal safety and health care reform
Introduced a bill to provide additional visas for Afghan translators who served with U.S. troops
Skipped all of President Trump’s State of the Union addresses
Supported the Green New Deal and voted against a resolution opposing efforts to boycott Israel
Named a candidate for Secretary of Transportation in the Biden administration but was not chosen
Voted with President Biden’s stated position 99.1% of the time during the 117th Congress
Announced he would not run for re-election in 2024
Member of numerous caucuses, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Cannabis Caucus
Supported LGBTQ rights, gun safety measures, alternative energy sources, health care reform, and marijuana legalization
Married to Margaret Kirkpatrick since 2004 and is an avid cyclist
Bakes and delivers fruitcakes to colleagues on the Hill each Christmas