Jeff Merkley
DDemocratOR · Senator
69
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence35
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone9
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency100
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Jeff Merkley
DemocratOR · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.454)
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.
17
Years in Office
3
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
52
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+22.3 vs avg
52
Avg: 29.7
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29
$6,485,649
Cash on Handⓘ
$3,944,598
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,725,948
Disbursementsⓘ
$3,072,756
Individual Donors
$402,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
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
40.0
Median Age
36.2%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 76.6%Black 1.9%Hispanic 14.3%Asian 4.5%