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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.
Jeff Merkley headshot
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.

This EO—like Trump's asylum orders and turning ICE into secret police—swims in a current of racism and bigotry. I anticipate that the Supreme Court—despite their proclivity to give more and more power to the American presidency—will find this EO unsupportable.
Why did he launch an illegal war of choice that has strengthened the hardline government of Iran, undermined the reformers, shut down the Strait of Hormuz, raised energy prices, enriched Russia, and cost American lives and treasure?
Trump's attack on vote by mail isn't about integrity—quite the opposite. He knows vote by mail protects against all the well-known Election Day voter suppression tactics. This is all part of his effort to rig the upcoming November election. We can’t let him succeed. Save our Republic!
Conversion therapy has been discredited by every mainstream medical and mental health association. It’s not legitimate medical care and has harmed many of our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors. This Supreme Court decision is dangerous and hugely damaging.
The so-called SAVE America Act would eliminate vote by mail in most forms, make it harder for citizens to vote, and require states to turn over their voter registration list to TRUMP and let his team purge voters he doesn’t want to vote off the list. HELL NO!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am postponing town halls in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa, Umatilla, Morrow, and Wheeler counties scheduled for 3/30 – 4/1. An updated event schedule will be shared in the coming weeks, so please stay tuned!
TOWN HALL: I’m headed to Deschutes County for a public town hall on 4/4 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!
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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
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationNOYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOYESCloture 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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