Jeff Merkley

DDemocratOR · Senator

Jeff Merkley

DemocratOR · Senator

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Liberal (-0.453)

Jeff Merkley is a Democrat Senator from OR. He has served 17 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 65.3% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

65.3%

Party Loyaltyⓘ

112 votes against party

0.3%

Missed Votesⓘ

324 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How Jeff Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+19.2% vs avg

65.3%

Avg: 46.1%

Missed Votes-2.0% vs avg

0.3%

Avg: 2.3%

Bills Sponsored+17.3 vs avg

Avg: 21.7

Committee Assignments

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Africa and Global Health Policy SubcommitteeMember Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember Appropriations CommitteeMember Budget CommitteeRanking Member Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight SubcommitteeRanking Member Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee SubcommitteeMember Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeRanking Member Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeMember East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy SubcommitteeMember Energy and Water Development SubcommitteeMember Environment and Public Works CommitteeMember Foreign Relations CommitteeMember Joint Committee on PrintingMember Rules and Administration CommitteeMember State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs SubcommitteeMember Transportation and Infrastructure SubcommitteeMember Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle

Cash on Handⓘ

Total Receiptsⓘ

Disbursementsⓘ

Individual Donors

Service History

2009–PresentSenate · OR · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

OR · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

4,238,714

Population

$81,194

Median Income

40.3

Median Age

36.2%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 76.6%Black 1.9%Hispanic 14.3%Asian 4.5%