Al Ullman (March 9, 1914 - October 11, 1986) (full name: Albert Conrad Ullman), was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represented the 2nd Congressional District of Oregon from 1957 to 1981. One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elected to Congress, along with Senator Wayne Morse, Ullman presided over the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means during a period of time in which he was deeply involved in shaping national policy on issues relating to taxation, budget reform, federal entitlement programs, international trade, and energy. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was a United States Senator from Oregon from 1945 to 1969. ... The Committee on Ways and Means is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries or territories. ...

Background

Albert Conrad Ullman, Jr. was born on March 9, 1914 in Great Falls, Montana. As a boy, he was raised in Snohomish, Washington, where his father was a farmer and carpenter. In 1935, he graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington (where he played football as a running end) with a degree in political science. After teaching American history and government at Port Angeles High School in Washington for two years, Ullman earned a master's degree in public law from Columbia University in 1939. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Great Falls, Montana the Electric City at dusk Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, United States. ... Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. ... This article is about the college in Washington state. ... Walla Walla is the both the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, USA, and the countys largest city. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Political science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ...

Later, from 1942 to 1945, he served as a communications officer with the United States Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. After the war, Ullman settled in Baker, Oregon (now known as Baker City) where, having taught himself how to design and build houses, he worked as a builder and real estate developer in the early 1950s. The United States Navy (also known as USN or the U.S. Navy) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command during World War II. It was one of four major commands during the Pacific War, and one of two United States commands in the Pacific theatre of operations. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Baker City is a city and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon. ...

Political career

Ullman's first success in electoral politics came in 1956, when (following a failed try two years earlier) he was elected to the House of Representatives, soundly defeating the ultraconservative Republican incumbent, Sam Coon. Ullman won by waging a populist campaign focused on issues regarding public power, of which Ullman was a fierce proponent, and whether the hydroelectric development of Hells Canyon on the Snake River should be turned over to private interests, which Ullman opposed.[1] During his service in Congress, the vast and diverse Second District -- which included alpine forest, rangeland, and desert, as well as the urban area in the Willamette Valley containing the state capital of Salem, Oregon -- encompassed roughly 70,000 square miles, an area larger than any state east of the Mississippi River. (As the result of redistricting based on the 1980 Census, the Second District was later divided into two smaller Congressional districts.) While in Washington, he devoted major attention to the development of Oregon’s water resources and the improved management of public lands and national forests. House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... Populism is a political ideology or rhetorical style that holds that the common person is oppressed by the elite in society, which exists only to serve its own interests, and therefore, the instruments of the State need to be grasped from this self-serving elite and instead used for the... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Hells Canyon is a canyon created by the Snake River. ... This article is about the Snake River in the northwestern United States. ... Rangeland refers to a large, mostly unimproved section of land that is predominantly used for livestock grazing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence from mountains near Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia River. ... Flag Nickname: The Cherry City Location Location in the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Government County Marion County, Polk County Founded 1842 Mayor Janet Taylor Geographical characteristics Area     City 120. ... The process known as redistricting in the United States and redistribution in many Commonwealth countries is the changing of political borders (in many countries, specifically the electoral district/constituency boundaries) usually in response to periodic census results. ...

Committees Ullman served on:

• United States House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (now the U.S. House Committee on Resources)
• National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
• U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
• Joint Study Committee on Budget Control (co-chairman, 1973)
• U.S. House Committee on the Budget (chairman, 1974)
• House Ways and Means Committee (chairman, 1975-81; acting chairman, 1973-75)
• Joint Committee on Taxation (co-chairman, 1975-81)
• Democratic Committee on Committees

Ullman, who for most of his Congressional career was viewed as a moderate Democrat, was a thoughtful leader and respected legislator who took a particular interest in economic reforms relating to budget, tax, welfare and health insurance. Among other things, Ullman is regarded by many as the father of the present-day United States budget process. In 1973, he initiated and later co-chaired the Joint Study Committee on Budget Control, leading to major budget reforms which, for the first time, required Congress to reconcile spending with revenues in order to address mounting federal deficits. He also served as chairman of the new House Budget Committee in 1974. The U.S. House Committee on Resources, or Resources Committee (often referred to as simply Resources, as in Hes on Resources) is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... // Jurisdiction Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation. ... U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The U.S. House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. ... The Committee on Ways and Means is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Joint Committee on Taxation is a Committee of the U.S. Congress established under the Internal Revenue Code. ... Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ... A tax (also known as a duty) is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e. ... Welfare has four primary meanings: Welfare, in general terms, refers simply to quality of life Welfare (financial aid), financial assistance paid by the government Welfare economics, in economics, associated with material benefit or preferred outcomes; see also social welfare function Social welfare, in social policy, refers to the range of... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The process of creating the budget for the United States Government is known as the budget process. ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ...

In 1975, Ullman ascended to the chairmanship of the House's powerful Ways and Means Committee, on which he had served since 1961 (and as acting chairman since 1973). As chairman, he oversaw the drafting and enactment of numerous major tax reform bills. For example, as the New York Times noted, "Among Mr. Ullman's most important actions as committee chairman was his sponsorship of sweeping legislation to cut taxes in an effort to help shore up the United States economy. His bill, which gave more than $20 billion in income tax rebates to Americans in the spring of 1975, brought the Oregon Democrat national recognition after almost two decades of relatively quiet Congressional service." Ullman also played a central role with respect to other key legislation, including the Windfall Profits Tax Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-223), which redirected an estimated $79 billion (according to the Congressional Research Service) of oil companies' excess profits resulting from price deregulation toward support for mass transit, oil price relief for poor families, and the development of alternative energy sources. In striking contrast to the authoritarian style of his predecessor as chairman, Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.), who left Congress after his alcoholism and an affair with a stripper were publicly revealed, [2]Ullman's tenure as chairman was characterized by his marked preference for fostering collegiality and creating consensus among committee members wherever possible. The Committee on Ways and Means is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... A windfall profits tax is a tax on profits that ensue from a sudden windfall to a particular company or industry. ... The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. ... Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909-May 2, 1992), was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. ...

On many regional issues, Ullman was a de facto leader of the Pacific Northwest's Congressional delegation, along with Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D-Wash.) and Representative (later to be House Speaker) Tom Foley (D-Wash.). In addition, Ullman was well known for his longstanding advocacy on behalf of American Indian tribes in Eastern Oregon, which he felt had historically been treated unjustly by the federal government with respect to treaty, land and other issues. [3] Darker red states are always considered part of the Pacific Northwest. ... Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ... For others named Thomas Foley, see that page. ... American Indian can refer to: Native Americans in the United States; Any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; the First Nations of Canada; American Indians, as defined by the U.S. Census. ... Eastern Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to mean the area of the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Range, save the region around the Dalles and sometimes Klamath County. ...

Unfortunately, in the midst of the "Reagan landslide" -- which also led to the defeat of President Jimmy Carter and the Republican takeover of the United States Senate -- Ullman narrowly lost his bid for a thirteenth term from the Second District in the November 4, 1980 general election. (See United States presidential election, 1980.) Ullman's electoral defeat was widely attributed to the nationally prevalent anti-incumbent and anti-government mindset; the presence in his House race of an independent candidate; the increasing conservatism of the Second District; and to his advocacy for a value-added tax similar to that now used in the European Union and other nations as a partial alternative to what he viewed as inequities in the existing Federal income tax system. Ullman was succeeded as chairman in 1981 by Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.), who was forced to resign the chairmanship and leave the House in 1994 in disgrace amid numerous political corruption charges, for which he later served prison time. [4] James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Value added tax (VAT) is a sales tax levied on the sale of goods and services. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Dan Rostenkowski served in the U.S. Congress as a U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1959 to 1995. ... World map of the Corruption Perceptions Index In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse of public (governmental) power for illegitimate, usually secret, private advantage. ...

After politics

After leaving office in 1981, Ullman remained in Washington D.C. and established Ullman Consultants, Inc., a consulting firm in Georgetown, with his wife Audrey and former members of his Capitol Hill staff. In 1981, Ullman gifted his extensive Congressional papers to the University of Oregon. [5] He lived in Arlington, Virginia and Falls Church, Virginia until his death on October 11, 1986. He is survived by Audrey Ullman. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... There are numerous places around the world named Georgetown. ... Capitol Hill is the name of a district in the following cities: Capitol Hill, Denver, Colorado Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington Capitol Hill, Washington, DC It is also a common nickname for the United States Congress and the politicians who serve it (e. ... The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... Falls Church is an independent city located in Virginia. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Congress Bioguide
• Ullman biography

References

Tom Bates, "I'm just a country boy," Oregon Times Magazine (Portland, OR: New Oregon Publishers), September 1978.