Jeff Merkley

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Jeff Merkley
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Candidate, U.S. Senate Oregon

U.S. Senate Oregon
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

15

Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives

Speaker of the House Oregon State House of Representatives

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $1,275,510

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University, 1979

Graduate

Princeton University, 1982

Personal
Birthplace
Myrtle Creek, Ore.
Religion
Christian
Contact

Jeff Merkley (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Oregon. He assumed office on January 3, 2009. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Merkley (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oregon. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Merkley was the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies during the 115th Congress.

Merkley previously served on the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 47 from 1999 to 2009.

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Merkley is one of the most reliable Democratic votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Democratic Party in Congress.

Biography

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Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from Princeton. His political career began in 1998 when he won election to the Oregon House of Representatives. He served as a representative from 1999 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2008.[1][2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Merkley's academic, professional, and political career:[1]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Merkley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Merkley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Merkley was assigned to the following committees:[3]

2015-2016

Merkley served on the following committees:[4]

2013-2014

Merkley served on the following Senate committees:[5]

  • Appropriations Committee
    • Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
    • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Members
    • Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
  • Budget
  • Environment and Public Works
    • Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
    • Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
    • Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy

2011-2012

Merkley served on the following Senate committees:[6]

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley is running in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2026.

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2020

See also: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020

United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley defeated Jo Rae Perkins, Gary Dye, and Ibrahim Taher in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley (D / Independent / Working Families Party)
 
56.9
 
1,321,047
Image of Jo Rae Perkins
Jo Rae Perkins (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.3
 
912,814
Image of Gary Dye
Gary Dye (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
42,747
Image of Ibrahim Taher
Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
42,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,402

Total votes: 2,321,249
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
 
98.7
 
564,878
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
7,386

Total votes: 572,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins defeated Paul Romero, Robert Schwartz, and John Verbeek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jo Rae Perkins
Jo Rae Perkins Candidate Connection
 
49.2
 
178,004
Image of Paul Romero
Paul Romero Candidate Connection
 
30.4
 
109,783
Image of Robert Schwartz
Robert Schwartz
 
11.1
 
40,196
Image of John Verbeek
John Verbeek
 
8.1
 
29,382
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
4,250

Total votes: 361,615
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Gary Dye advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on July 6, 2020.

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Ibrahim Taher advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on June 6, 2020.

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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Oregon, 2014

Merkley won re-election in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Oregon.[137] He defeated Monica Wehby (R), Mike Montchalin (L), James Leuenberger (Constitution) and Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green).[137][138] He won the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He defeated Pavel Goberman and William Bryk.[139] He also ran as an Independent candidate, Working Families Party candidate and a Progressive candidate.[140][141] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Merkley Incumbent 55.7% 814,537
     Republican Monica Wehby 36.9% 538,847
     Libertarian Mike Montchalin 3.1% 44,916
     Constitution James Leuenberger 1.7% 24,212
     Green Christina Jean Lugo 2.2% 32,434
     Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 0.5% 6,672
Total Votes 1,461,618
Source: Oregon Secretary of State
U.S. Senate, Oregon Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Merkley Incumbent 93.2% 256,365
William Bryk 3.9% 10,791
Pavel Goberman 2.9% 7,979
Total Votes 275,135
Source: Results via Associated Press

Media

Jeff Merkley, "Cut and Paste."
Jeff Merkley, "Word for Word."

Polls

General election
General election candidates
Poll Jeff Merkley (D) Monica Wehby (R)James Leuenberger (C)Christina Jean Lugo (G)Mike Montchalin (L)Other/UndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Oregonian/KGW
October 26-27, 2014
49%30%0%1%2%18%+/-5403
DHM Research
October 8-11, 2014
47%26%2%2%2%20%+/-4.3516
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Jeff Merkley vs. Monica Wehby
Poll Jeff Merkley (D) Monica Wehby (R)OtherUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
SurveyUSA
October 23-27, 2014
53%32%8%6%+/-4.2552
SurveyUSA
October 16-19, 2014
53%32%7%8%+/-4.2561
Survey USA
September 22-24, 2014
52%32%8%8%+/-4.2568
Survey USA
August 1-5, 2014
52%33%7%9%+/-4.2564
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]
Merkley vs. Wehby
Oregon Statewide Poll
Poll Jeff Merkley Monica WehbyNot sureMargin of ErrorSample Size
Benson Strategy Group
April 14-17, 2014
52%32%16%+/-4600
Harper Polling
April 1-2, 2014
46%34%20%+/-3.91670
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Merkley vs. Conger
Oregon Statewide Poll
Poll Jeff Merkley Jason CongerNot sureMargin of ErrorSample Size
Benson Strategy Group
April 14-17, 2014
50%34%16%+/-4600
Harper Polling
April 1-2, 2014
47%40%12%+/-3.91670
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Merkley re-election
Re-election of Jeff Merkley
Poll Re-elect New personDependsUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Magellan Strategies
December 9-10, 2013
39%54%7%5%+/-2.12,039
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2008

On November 4, 2008, Jeff Merkley won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Gordon H. Smith (R) and David Brownlow (Constitution) in the general election.[142]

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democrat Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Merkley 49.1% 864,392
     Republican Gordon H. Smith 45.7% 805,159
     Constitution David Brownlow 5.3% 92,565
Total Votes 1,762,116

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Jeff Merkley
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Bernie Sanders  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost Convention
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Jeff Merkley
MeasurePositionOutcome
Oregon Measure 111, Right to Healthcare Amendment (2022)  source SupportApproved
Oregon Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (2022)  source SupportApproved

Campaign finance summary


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Jeff Merkley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. Senate OregonCandidacy Declared general$3,169,769 $2,759,967
2020U.S. Senate OregonWon general$11,451,041 $8,277,385
2014U.S. Senate (Oregon)Won $12,018,377 N/A**
2008U.S. Senate (Oregon)Won $6,512,231 N/A**
Grand total$33,151,418 $11,037,353
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Merkley's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $79,024 to $2,471,996. That averages to $1,275,510, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Senate members in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Merkley ranked as the 61st most wealthy senator in 2012.[143] Between 2007 and 2012, Merkley‘s calculated net worth[144] decreased by an average of 12 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[145]

Jeff Merkley Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2007$3,008,104
2012$1,275,510
Growth from 2007 to 2012:−58%
Average annual growth:−12%[146]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[147]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Merkley received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2007-2014, 21.02 percent of Merkley's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[148]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Jeff Merkley Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $15,668,974
Total Spent $11,918,710
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$972,101
Retired$812,333
Leadership PACs$613,850
Securities & Investment$533,173
Real Estate$361,458
% total in top industry6.2%
% total in top two industries11.39%
% total in top five industries21.02%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Merkley was a far-left Democrat as of August 2014.[149] This was the same rating Merkley received in June 2013.[150]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[151]

Merkley most often votes with:

Merkley least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Merkley missed 21 of 2,108 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounts to 1 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[152]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Merkley paid his congressional staff a total of $625,167 in 2011. He ranked 20th on the list of the highest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 24th overall of the highest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Oregon ranked 21st in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[153]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.

2013

Merkley ranked 38th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[154]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Merkley voted with the Democratic Party 91.9 percent of the time, which ranked 40th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of August 2014.[155]

2013

Merkley voted with the Democratic Party 88.9 percent of the time, which ranked 41st among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.[156]

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Merkley's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Jeff Merkley
Ballot measure Year Position Status
Oregon Measure 113, Exclusion from Re-election for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative (2022) 2022 Supported[157]
Approveda Approved
Oregon Measure 111, Right to Healthcare Amendment (2022) 2022 Supported[158]
Approveda Approved

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Jeff Merkley," accessed October 24, 2011
  2. Jeff Merkley, "Home," accessed July 22, 2020
  3. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  4. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
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  9. Congress.gov, "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
  10. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
  11. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  12. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
  13. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
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  15. Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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  21. Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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  28. Congress.gov, "H.R.5305 - Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act," accessed January 23, 2023
  29. Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
  30. Congress.gov, "H.R.350 - Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022," accessed January 23, 2023
  31. Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.," accessed April 15, 2022
  32. Congress.gov, "H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act," accessed January 20, 2023
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  34. Congress.gov, "H.R.748 - CARES Act," accessed March 22, 2024
  35. Congress.gov, "S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  36. Congress.gov, "H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  37. Congress.gov, "H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  38. Congress.gov, "H.R.6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  39. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  40. Congress.gov, "S.47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act," accessed April 27, 2024
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  42. Congress.gov, "H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," accessed April 27, 2024
  43. Congress.gov, "S.1 - Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  44. Congress.gov, "H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  45. Congress.gov, "H.R.1158 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  46. Congress.gov, "H.R.3055 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  47. Congress.gov, "H.R.1327 - Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  48. Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
  49. Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
  50. Congress.gov, “H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” accessed April 28, 2024
  51. Congress.gov, "S.151 - Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act" accessed April 28, 2024
  52. Congress.gov, "H.R.3401 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019,' accessed April 28, 2024
  53. Congress.gov, "H.R.2157 - Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019," accessed April 28, 2024
  54. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.," accessed April 28, 2024
  55. Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
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U.S. Senate Oregon
2009-Present
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2007-2008
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Oregon House of Representatives
1998-2008
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