Politician
Jeff Merkley
American politician (born 1956)
Politician
American politician (born 1956)
Total votes
890
Missed
7 (0.8%)
Committees
6
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Opposes large increases in ICE/CBP funding and the Laken Riley Act, criticizing harsh immigration enforcement while calling for comprehensive reform that protects due process and children.
Voted to repurpose ICE funding toward DACA processing rather than enforcement.
Advocates for expanded federal resources for affordable housing, increasing housing supply, and addressing racial discrimination in housing policy.
Supported bill to increase housing supply.
Supports expanding affordable housing resources and banning hedge funds from owning single-family homes.
Supported bill to increase housing supply and opposed hedge fund ownership amendments.
Opposes additional offensive military aid to Israel under Netanyahu's campaign; supports defensive systems only.
Supported resolutions disapproving arms sales to Israel and limiting Iran hostilities.
🗳 Yea on SJRES181 (2026-07-30)🗳 Yea on SJRES180 (2026-07-23)🗳 Yea on SJRES185 (2026-06-24)🗳 Yea on SJRES172 (2026-06-16)
Opposes massive new funding for ICE and CBP; supports accountability for civil rights violations.
Supported redirecting ICE funds away from enforcement.
Strongly supports unrestricted legal access to abortion and opposes restrictions on abortion services and family planning funding.
No recorded votes or bills on abortion access or funding restrictions.
Supports raising the minimum wage to a living wage, phasing out subminimum wages, and strengthening workers' rights to unionize and bargain collectively.
No recorded votes or bills on minimum wage, subminimum wages, or union rights.
Supports strong consumer protections against predatory lending and scams, and helped create and strengthen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
No recorded votes or bills on CFPB or predatory lending.
As Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member, opposes Republican budget proposals that direct large sums to ICE/CBP while providing little relief for health care, housing, and child care costs.
No substantive budget votes beyond procedural motions.
Supports affirmative action in state hiring and policies ensuring equal pay for women and minorities.
No recorded votes or bills on affirmative action or equal pay.
Supports reforming banking laws to allow state-legal cannabis businesses access to traditional financial services.
No recorded votes or bills on cannabis banking access.
Supports raising minimum wage to living wage and phasing out subminimum wages; advocates for union organizing rights and paid leave.
No recorded votes or bills on minimum wage or union rights.
Supports investment in public schools to reduce class sizes and restore opportunities for working families.
No recorded votes or bills on public school investment or class sizes.
Supports banning members of Congress, president, and vice president from buying, selling, or holding stocks.
Sponsored transparency bill but nothing specific to stock bans.
Supports expanding vote-by-mail, requiring paper ballots, and ending gerrymandering and dark money in elections.
Opposed voter ID motions but no direct votes on mail ballots or gerrymandering.
Supports protecting constitutional right to comprehensive reproductive health care including abortion.
No recorded votes or bills on reproductive health care access.
Supports access to medically necessary gender-affirming care for trans youth.
No recorded votes or bills on gender-affirming care.
Supports continued aid to Ukraine to sustain ammunition and weapons against Russia.
No recorded votes or bills on Ukraine assistance.
Supports affordable health care access and stopping drug companies from price gouging.
No recorded votes or bills on drug pricing or health access.
Supports state-legal cannabis businesses accessing traditional banking systems.
No recorded votes or bills on cannabis banking.
Supports ending secret campaign funding and dark money influence in elections.
No recorded votes or bills on dark money or campaign finance.
Supports higher taxes on millionaires and billionaires to ensure they pay their fair share.
No recorded votes or bills on taxing millionaires.
S. 5362 — A bill to direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.
2026-08-07 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 5357 — A bill to impose requirements for certain Federal positions to promote transparency, and for other purposes.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 5235 — Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026
2026-08-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 5238 — For Our Republic Act
2026-08-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 5184 — FORK Act of 2026
2026-08-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
S. 5106 — Wildfire Insurance Affordability Act
2026-07-23 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.