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      • Jeffery Merkley Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. Senate
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      • First Elected

        11/4/2008
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      • Next Election

        2014
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      • Missed Vote %

        1.22%
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      • Votes with Party

        96.61%
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      131 Northwest Hawthorne Avenue Suite 208 Bend, OR

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    • Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley is the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley was a five-term member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing House District 47, located in eastern Multnomah County within the Portland city limits. He also served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.
      He defeated two-term Republican incumbent Gordon Smith in the 2008 U.S. Senate election....
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Date Born

BORN

10/24/1956

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Eugene, OR

Home City

HOME CITY

Portland, OR

Religion

Religion

  Christian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Former National Security Analyst, Congressional Budget Office Former Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity, Portland Former Director of Housing Development, Human Solutions Former National Security Analyst, United States Congress Former President, World Affairs Council of Oregon

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Senator, United States Senate, 2008-present Speaker of the House, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2007-2008 Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1998-2008 Former Democratic Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives

EDUCATION

MA, Princeton University, 1982 BA, Stanford University, 1979

FAMILY

Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Jonathan, Brynne

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  • Sen. Jeffery Merkley

    Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health, Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Member, Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, Member, Committee on Appropriations, Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Member, Committee on the Budget, Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Member,