Earl Blumenauer

Democrat Representative of Oregon's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Oregon, district 3

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4811

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blumenauer.house.gov

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15

Congresses Served

15

House Terms

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