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==Personal life== [[File:Ron Wyden and Nancy Bass Wyden by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Ron Wyden and wife Nancy]] Wyden's home is in [[Portland, Oregon]], and he has an apartment in [[Washington, D.C.]] He has two grown children, Adam and Lilly, by his first wife, Laurie (née Oseran); they divorced in 1999 after 20 years of marriage.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/202248973/ Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon): "U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden plans to marry Nancy Bass, the co-owner of The Strand book store in New York City, in the fall"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028091807/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/202248973/ |date=October 28, 2016 }} July 13, 2005 – Page 2 | ''Wyden, 56, has two children from a previous marriage: Adam, 21, and Lilly, 16. He and his first wife, Laurie Oseran, separated in 1999 after 20 years of marriage and later divorced.''</ref> His son Adam owns the [[hedge fund]] ADW Capital Partners LP.<ref>{{cite web|first=Miles|last=Weiss|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-24/hedge-fund-born-in-senator-s-basement-after-son-has-d-e-shaw-internship.html|title=Hedge Fund Born in Senator's Basement After Son Has D.E. Shaw Internship|work=Bloomberg|date=February 24, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112090525/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-24/hedge-fund-born-in-senator-s-basement-after-son-has-d-e-shaw-internship.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wyden married his current wife, Nancy Wyden (née Bass), daughter of an owner of New York's [[Strand Bookstore]], in September 2005. They have three children: twins born in 2007,<ref>{{cite news|title=Wyden twins head home with parents|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/10/wyden_twins_meet_the_world.html|first=Jeff|last=Mapes|work=The Oregonian|date=October 30, 2007|access-date=May 17, 2008|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522130253/http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/10/wyden_twins_meet_the_world.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and a daughter born in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/sen_ron_wyden_wife_welcome_bab.html|title=Sen. Ron Wyden, wife welcome baby daughter|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=November 30, 2012|agency=The Associated Press|newspaper=The Oregonian|archive-date=December 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201060940/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/sen_ron_wyden_wife_welcome_bab.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, they sold their 5,300-square-foot townhouse in [[Manhattan]] for $7.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2016/05/ron_wyden_nyc_townhouse_7_mil.html|title=Sen. Ron Wyden's other home: NYC townhouse on the market for $7.5 million (photos)|last=Eastman|first=Janet|work=The Oregonian|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501183202/https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2016/05/ron_wyden_nyc_townhouse_7_mil.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During Wyden's 2010 Senate campaign, opponents questioned how much time Wyden spent in Oregon given his wife's New York residency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2010/10/opponents_accuse_ron_wyden_of.html|title=Opponents accuse Ron Wyden of spending too much time in New York, not enough in Oregon|last=Pope|first=Charles|work=The Oregonian|date=October 16, 2010|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501183202/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2010/10/opponents_accuse_ron_wyden_of.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2010, Wyden underwent surgery for very early-stage [[prostate cancer]], detected during a [[Prostate cancer screening|routine screening]]. He recovered quickly and returned to Congress in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Charles|last=Pope|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/sen_ron_wyden_diagnosed_with_p.html|title=Sen. Ron Wyden diagnosed with prostate cancer|work=The Oregonian|date=December 17, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2012|archive-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908090556/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/sen_ron_wyden_diagnosed_with_p.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/sen_ron_wyden_recovering_from.html|title=Sen. Ron Wyden recovering from cancer surgery|agency=Associated Press|work=The Oregonian|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2012|archive-date=September 13, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913071849/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/sen_ron_wyden_recovering_from.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/20/wydens-prostate-cancer-surgery-successful/|title=Wyden's prostate-cancer surgery successful|work=[[The Washington Times]]|agency=Associated Press|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=January 20, 2012|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104194301/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/20/wydens-prostate-cancer-surgery-successful/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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