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Jeff Merkley

American politician (born 1956)

Elections2026 Oregon Senate race 2026 Oregon Senate race — Democratic primary

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Also known as Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley, Jeffrey Alan Merkley

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Occupation: politician, policy analyst, chief executive officer, Presidential Management Fellows Program
Position held: member of the Oregon House of Representatives, speaker, United States senator, United States senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 24, 1956
Website: http://merkley.senate.gov/

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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.

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