U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is the author of It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change. A longtime advocate for democracy, innovation, and justice, Senator Wyden shares insights from his personal journey and political career, highlighting the bold actions needed to create meaningful change.

Ron Wyden is a Democratic Senator from Oregon, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his 1995 election to the U.S. Senate. Oregonians—and all attentive Americans—know Wyden as a senator who listens and innovates. The son of two refugees from Nazi Germany, he was born in Wichita and lived in Chicago, St. Louis, and Washington D.C.