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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Senator Wyden received a basketball scholarship after graduating high school from the University of California, Sta. Barbara. He transferred to the University of Stanford where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974. He continued his studies at the University of Oregon School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1974.<ref>[http://wyden.senate.gov/ron/ United States Senator Ron Wyden Quick Facts]</ref> | Senator Wyden received a basketball scholarship after graduating high school from the University of California, Sta. Barbara. He transferred to the University of Stanford where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974. He continued his studies at the University of Oregon School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1974.<ref>[http://wyden.senate.gov/ron/ United States Senator Ron Wyden Quick Facts]</ref> | ||
==Early Professional Career== | |||
In 1974 after graduating from College, Senator Wyden co-founded the Oregon chapter of the advocacy group for the elderly known as the Gray Panthers and served as Co-director until 1980. He also served as Director of the Oregon Legal Services for the Elderly from 1977 to 1979. The Senator also taught Gerontology in different universities in Oregon before he started his political career. | |||
==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||