Oregon Second District Congressman Greg Walden delivered his farewell remarks in the House on Wednesday as he prepares to retire after 22 years in Congress and over 30 years in public service, including eight years in the Oregon Legislature. The Hood River Republican said he would miss the process and his colleagues in the House, but also was happy to leave on his own terms. Walden served in the Oregon House of Representatives for six years, from 1989 to 1995, which included serving as the House Majority Leader during both 1991 and 1993 sessions. He then served in the Oregon Senate in 1995 to 1997. Walden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.