Ullman, Alysa

Al Ullman, Democrat from Baker, Oregon, represented Oregon's second district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981. He was born in Great Falls, Montana on March 9, 1914. In 1935 he graduated with a degree in political science from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He earned a master's degree in public law from Columbia University in 1939. He served with the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. Ullman was first elected to Congress in 1956, defeating incumbent Sam Coon largely on the Hells Canyon issue. In Washington D.C. he devoted attention to the development of Oregon's water resources and the improved management of public lands and national forests. In 1961 Ullman was elected to the Ways and Means Committee and in 1973 he led the committee in developing the Trade Reform Act of 1973, and guided other legislative efforts in tax reform, welfare reform, and national health insurance. Ullman was also considered a leader in the effort to reform budgetary procedures. In 1973 he initiated and later co-chaired the Joint Study Committee on Budget Control, leading to major budget reforms. Ullman was defeated for re-election for his thirteenth term in 1980 but remained active in Washington. Ullman died in 1986.

From the description of Albert Conrad Ullman papers, 1957-1980. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54033568