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U.S. Senator from Oregon
Born
October 24, 1956
Age 69
Phone
(202) 224-3753
Office
531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Oregon

Jeff Merkley

Jeffrey Alan Merkley is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Oregon. He was first elected to the Senate in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1999 to 2009 as the representative for the 47th district in the Oregon House of Representatives, which covers central Multnomah County on the eastern side of Portland, Oregon; he was the speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives during the last two years of his tenure.

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Voting Record — 851
Yes28%
No71%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Jeff Merkley
U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon
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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 108 sponsored · 439 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 27(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Morrow County for a public town hall on 5/3 at 3:00 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 27(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Umatilla County for a public town hall on 5/3 at 12:00 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Umatilla County Town Hall - 5/3, 12 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 27(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Union County for a public town hall on 5/2 at 5:15 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Union County Town Hall - 5/2 - 5:15 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 26(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Wallowa County for a public town hall on 5/2 at 2:15 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Wallowa County Town Hall - 5/2, 2:15 pm
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 26(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Baker County for a public town hall on 5/2 at 10:30 AM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Baker County Public Town Hall, 5/2 -10:30 am
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 25(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Grant County for a public town hall on 5/1 at 5:30 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Grant County Public Town Hall Friday, May 1 - 5:30 pm
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 24(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Harney County for a public town hall on 5/1 at 2:00 PM. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Harney County Public Town Hall - 5/1 - 2 pm
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 24(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Malheur County for a public town hall on 5/1 at 10:30 AM MT. Hearing from Oregonians about the challenges they face and the issues they care most about shapes my work in the Senate—I hope to see you there!
Malheur County Public Town Hall 5/1/26 - 10:30 am MT
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 24(source)
@wyden.senate.gov and I worked to secure funding for critical mental health care for young people in Central Oregon—and it’s heartening to see plans for this facility come to life. This is a huge win for the region!
Construction set to begin this summer on youth psychiatric facility in Redmond - a first for the region
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Construction is expected to begin this summer on the first child psychiatric facility in Central Oregon, a crucial addition that will keep many youth in the area for inpatient tre...
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govApr 24(source)
Trump and his family are raking in MILLIONS from their crypto scheme, selling access and profiting from the office of President of the United States. HELL NO! We need to pass my End Crypto Corruption Act NOW.
‘F--k this coin’: Trump set to attend memecoin conference after 96 percent wipeout
A Mar-a-Lago conference for top investors in Donald Trump’s $TRUMP crypto token featuring the president himself is drawing much less trading than a similar event last year.
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Voting History
851 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOYES✕Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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