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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 — 782
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 · 406 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

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.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)
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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Senator Bernie Sanders@sanders.senate.govOct 29(source)
Republicans are taking away health care from 15 million Americans. They are doubling premiums for 20 million. Now, they are illegally withholding emergency SNAP funding that keeps millions of children from going hungry. All so they can give $1 trillion in tax breaks to the 1%.
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 28(source)
Across the country, folks are facing skyrocketing prices everywhere from the doctor’s office to the grocery store.   Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash.   They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.
Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash came from foreign sources as Donald Trump's sons touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 28(source)
Trump is sending Argentina a $20 billion – possibly $40 billion! – bailout while ripping health care away from millions of Americans. He will NEVER put you and your family first.
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 28(source)
HUGE UPDATE: Jackie Merlos has been RELEASED from ICE custody! The bottom line is Jackie and her family should never have been separated. I will continue to fight back against the cruelty of the Trump Administration and work to keep families and communities together!
Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention  - Merkley
“I can’t wait to hug my babies. And then I will get to work for others like me,” said Jackie Merlos PORTLAND, OR— Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley,...
Senator Jeff Merkley@merkley.senate.govOct 27(source)
Republicans passed a bill to kick 15 million Americans off their health care and explode health care costs for more than 20 million Americans. Now, they’ve shut down the government to avoid fixing the mess they made. @lujan.senate.gov
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Voting History
782 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
2025-07-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-47)
2025-07-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23H.R. 3944 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2025-07-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-23—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-41)
2025-07-22—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (61-35)
2025-07-22—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22H.R. 3944 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYES✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required)
2025-07-22H.R. 3944 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48)
2025-07-22—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-22—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-21—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-43)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-36)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-34)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-31)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-43)
2025-07-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (51-48)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-51)
2025-07-17H.R. 4 (119th)Kill the motionNONO✓Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-50)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYES✓Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16H.R. 4 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-15H.R. 4 (119th)Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15H.R. 4 (119th)Motion to Discharge H.R. 4NONO✓Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2025-07-15—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46)
2025-07-15—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-07-15—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-15—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (69-30)
2025-07-14—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-28)
2025-07-14—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (46-42)
2025-07-10—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-45)

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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