Awards & Recognition
★Organic Trade Association's Organic Champion Award in 2022
★Recognition from trucking industry for transportation leadership
★Wayne Morse Chair appointment at University of Oregon (2023-24)
Notable Facts
→Served 36 years as U.S. Representative for Oregon's 4th Congressional District (1987-2023), longest-serving Oregon congressman
→Chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (2019-2023), overseeing $550+ billion in infrastructure investment
→Led comprehensive 18-month investigation into Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people
→Co-founder of Congressional Progressive Caucus with Bernie Sanders
→Authored and passed major infrastructure legislation including Moving Forward Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
→Now Senior Fellow at Wayne Morse Center, University of Oregon