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At a Glance
Seat
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 — 772
Yes26%
No74%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
Cross-party0%
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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Jeff Merkley
U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon
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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 93 sponsored · 404 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 15(source)
Around the world, we’re seeing powerful men being held accountable because of the Epstein Files—a prince, a former prime minister.

We need to follow suit here in America. No one is above the law, including the President. abcnews.com/US/epstein-f...
Epstein files: DOJ releases previously withheld FBI reports about sex abuse allegation against Trump
The DOJ has released three previously withheld FBI interview reports from 2019 related to a woman who made uncorroborated allegations against President Donald Trump.
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 15(source)
Trump’s illegal war with Iran has no clear objective and no exit plan. He’s raising costs on families, shredding the Constitution, and risking our national security—and there’s no plan.
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 14(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Jefferson County for a public town hall on 3/21 at 5:00 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.govMar 14(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Crook County for a public town hall on 3/21 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!
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 13(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Deschutes County for a public town hall on 3/21 at 11:00 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!
Deschutes County Public Town Hall
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 13(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Lake County for a public town hall on 3/20 at 6:30 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!
Lake County Public Town Hall
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 13(source)
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Klamath County for a public town hall on 3/20 at 2:30 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!
Klamath County Public Town Hall
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govMar 12(source)
The U.S. struck a school full of elementary students in Iran. There’s no amount of spin that Hegseth and Trump can give this to make it anything other than an undeniable horror. 175 people dead, most of them children. We need answers and accountability.
Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say
Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours ...
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Voting History
772 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (51-48)
2025-04-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-48)
2025-04-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-04-03S.J. Res. 26 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 26YESNO✕Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-83)
2025-04-03S.J. Res. 33 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 33YESNO✕Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-82)
2025-04-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-04-03H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 24NOT_VOTINGNO—Joint Resolution Passed (53-42)
2025-04-02H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-04-02S.J. Res. 37 (119th)Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 37YESYES✓Joint Resolution Passed (51-48)
2025-04-02—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-04-02—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-04-01—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-03-31—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-42)
2025-03-27—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-03-27—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-03-27S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 18NONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (52-48)
2025-03-26S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-26H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 25NONO✓Joint Resolution Passed (70-28)
2025-03-26H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28)
2025-03-26—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-03-26—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-03-26—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-03-26—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-03-26—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-03-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (56-44)
2025-03-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-44)
2025-03-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-03-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-03-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-03-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (73-25)
2025-03-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (60-31)
2025-03-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (62-30)
2025-03-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (63-32)
2025-03-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-33)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (54-46)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (27-73)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14H.R. 1968 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-38, 3/5 majority required)
2025-03-14S. 331 (119th)Final passageNOYES✕Bill Passed (84-16)
2025-03-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (59-40)
2025-03-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-39)
2025-03-13—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2025-03-13S. 331 (119th)End debateNOYES✕Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-15, 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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