🇺🇸Senate›Oregon·Since 2009

Jeff Merkley

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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, including portions of eastern Portland; he was the speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives during the last two years of his tenure.

100 votes

51 Yes

48 No

1 absent

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Background

Born

1956-10-24, Myrtle Creek

Religion

Lutheranism

Education

Stanford University, Princeton University, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, David Douglas High School

Prior Occupations

politician, policy analyst, chief executive officer, Presidential Management Fellows Program

Positions Held

member of the Oregon House of Representatives, speaker, United States senator, senator

Details

Country

United States

Chamber

Senate

Party

Democrat

State

Oregon

Status

Current member

Elected

2009

Competency Scorecard

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Committees

Committee on AppropriationsCommittee on Environment and Public WorksCommittee on Foreign RelationsCommittee on Rules and AdministrationCommittee on the Budget (Ranking)Joint Committee on Printing

Attendance (of votes on file)

99% (99 of 100 recorded votes)

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