Jeff Merkley
D · Oregon · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. Senate, Oregon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- A We the People democracy
- Reverse the climate crisis
- Opportunity for everyone
Biography
Jeff Merkley is Oregon's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a fourth term in 2026. He was born in Myrtle Creek and raised in a working-class family, per the campaign site, and has served in the Senate since 2009. His campaign takes no corporate PAC money. He is also on the Working Families line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed
On the ballot
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