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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 — 783

Yes26%

No73%

Present0%

Not Voting1%

Party align96%

Cross-party0%

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Jeff Merkley

U.S. SenatorDemocratOregon

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Jeff's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 93 sponsored · 411 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted bySenator Jeff Merkley

The Contrarian@contrariannews.orgNov 5(source)

Sen. @merkley.senate.gov reflects on last night’s Democratic victories—and how they stand in stark contrast to Trump’s growing authoritarian streak and attacks on struggling families. Watch the full interview on Substack. contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-ring-...

Let's Ring The Alarm Bells: Sen. Merkley on Election Night & Trump's Authoritarianism

"Families lose, billionaires win"

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 5(source)

We’re in the longest government shutdown in American history because Republicans raised the cost of YOUR health care and are refusing to work with Democrats to fix it.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 5(source)

The Trump family crypto grift and the Binance pardon boil down to one thing: CORRUPTION. Trump is profiting off the presidency every day, while leaving Americans out in the cold.

Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Crypto Billionaire He Pardoned

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 5(source)

Trump is ending clean energy and opening pristine wilderness to drilling. He's killing the planet and raising prices for YOUR family to line the pockets of fossil fuel oligarchs. Climate chaos is the challenge of our time. If we don't move swiftly to renewables, we're cooked.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 5(source)

I went to the Senate floor to demand Trump release all of the SNAP benefits he’s cruelly withholding. Republicans blocked me.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 5(source)

Health care costs are skyrocketing for 20 million Americans. House Republicans can’t even be bothered to come to work. Republicans need to come to the negotiating table and help fix the health care crisis THEY CREATED.

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Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialNov 4(source)

Reminder: Trump isn't choosing to fund SNAP—Democrats sued the Trump Administration to force him to fund SNAP so families wouldn't go hungry. And Trump is still refusing to fund half of the program, continuing to use children and vulnerable families as bargaining chips.

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Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialNov 4(source)

Trump could end his government shutdown, fully fund SNAP, and prevent the drastic increase in health insurance costs for millions of Americans right NOW if he would just prioritize families over billionaires.

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Senate Budget Committee@senatebudget.bsky.socialNov 4(source)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, under the direction of Dr. Oz, launched a database with incomplete and erroneous provider information, leaving Medicare beneficiaries in the lurch.  Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is demanding answers and calling for changes.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 4(source)

Ring the alarms bells! 🔔🔔🔔

Ring the Alarm Bells: Authoritarianism Isn’t Coming, It’s Here Now

Trump’s authoritarian playbook has 10 rules. He’s following every single one of them.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 3(source)

In Oregon, over 750,000 people depend on SNAP benefits—210,000 of them are children. Trump is using food as a weapon against vulnerable families. I went to the Senate floor to demand full SNAP benefits be released. Republicans blocked me.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 3(source)

Trump is hell-bent on carrying out unconstitutional and unlawful strikes on Venezuela that are dangerously escalating tensions. Maduro is a brutal dictator, but that does not give Trump a blank check to pursue regime change.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 3(source)

Trump’s authoritarianism is here NOW, and I will keep ringing the alarm bells and fighting back! We cannot allow it to become entrenched. 🔔🔔🔔

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govNov 1(source)

🚨 ICE is abusing furloughs to basically end all Congressional and public oversight of their actions. No oversight as Trump tightens his authoritarian grip and harms our communities. We can’t be silent—I’m ringing the alarm bells and fighting back!

ICE quietly furloughed its congressional relations team during shutdown

It’s the latest example of ICE reducing congressional visibility into its operations.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 31(source)

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 31(source)

Trump is defying the law and every moral code, using food as a weapon to harm vulnerable families, including children and seniors, across the country who count on SNAP. No other President would hurt American families in this way. Unbelievably wrong on every level.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 31(source)

This is a huge blow for independent reporting on China—Radio Free Asia is a vital news source. Xi must be celebrating Trump’s America abandoning its commitment to press freedom around the world. Just another way Trump is bending to China. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Radio Free Asia will stop publishing amid funding crisis spurred by Trump

The government-funded nonprofit, a staple of U.S. soft power in the region since 1996, is facing nearly total closure after being targeted by the administration and hit by the shutdown.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 30(source)

I’m ringing the alarm bells on Trump’s crypto corruption!! We need to pass my End Crypto Corruption Act to stop any elected official from setting up crypto scams.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 30(source)

Not only is the National Guard not wanted or needed in Portland—Trump’s troop deployments to cities across the country are also wasting MILLIONS of dollars. I’m demanding answers about how much taxpayer money Trump is wasting to tighten his authoritarian grip.

Merkley demands cost estimate for Trump’s National Guard deployments

Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker join Merkley in questioning military deployments that lack state requests or declared emergencies.

Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 29(source)

The Republican war on child nutrition continues. They cut $186 BILLION from SNAP in the Big, Beautiful, Betrayal. Now, Trump is withholding SNAP funding, even though USDA’s OWN GUIDANCE (which they’ve now deleted) said they have funding!

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Sponsored Bills(93)

S. Res. 709 (119th)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from Ma…
S. 4325 (119th)
A bill to establish a task force to address the impacts of the chemical 6PPD and its byprodu…
S.J. Res. 163 (119th)
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities with…
S. Res. 666 (119th)
A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
S. 4222 (119th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an end date for the credit …

Cosponsored Bills(411)

S. 4540 (119th)
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individ…
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4543 (119th)
A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pac…
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4545 (119th)
A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies …
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4518 (119th)
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School L…
Joined: 2026-05-13
S. Res. 728 (119th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should prioritize securin…
Joined: 2026-05-13

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Voting History

783 total votes

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Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-04-05	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-04-05	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-05	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (5-94)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-53)
2025-04-04	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Agreed to (51-48)
2025-04-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03	H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-48)
2025-04-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-04-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-04-03	S.J. Res. 26 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 26	YES	NO	✕	Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-83)
2025-04-03	S.J. Res. 33 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 33	YES	NO	✕	Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-82)
2025-04-03	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-04-03	H.J. Res. 24 (119th)	Approve resolution	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Joint Resolution Passed (53-42)
2025-04-02	H.J. Res. 24 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-04-02	S.J. Res. 37 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (51-48)
2025-04-02	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-04-02	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-04-01	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-03-31	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-42)
2025-03-27	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-03-27	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-03-27	S.J. Res. 18 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (52-48)
2025-03-26	S.J. Res. 18 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-26	H.J. Res. 25 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (70-28)
2025-03-26	H.J. Res. 25 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28)
2025-03-26	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-03-26	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-03-26	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-03-26	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-03-26	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-03-25	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-03-25	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (56-44)
2025-03-25	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-44)
2025-03-25	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2025-03-25	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-03-25	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-03-25	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (73-25)
2025-03-24	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (60-31)
2025-03-24	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (62-30)
2025-03-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (63-32)
2025-03-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-33)

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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