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Jeffrey Alan Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. 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 on the eastern side of Portland; he was the speaker of the House during ...
Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Ron Wyden (serving since 1996) and Jeff Merkley (serving since 2009). Mark Hatfield was the state's longest serving senator (1967–1997). Prior to 1906, U.S. senators were elected by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. In 1904, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that required U.S. senators to be selected ...
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley expressed optimism on Friday over Vice President Kamala Harris' selection as the party's nominee.. At a press event before Merkley's Eugene town hall Friday, the Register ...
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley successfully ran for reelection to a second term. Despite it being a national midterm Republican wave, this was actually a stronger Senate election for him in terms of margin of victory, winning by almost 20%. [1] Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.
U.S. Sen. from Oregon Jeff Merkley speaks during a visit to the University of Oregon campus ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The school's address is 1650 W 22nd Avenue, Eugene. Alan Torres ...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Tuesday he has decided after months of consideration not to enter the increasingly crowded race for the 2020 Democratic presidential ...
Merkley supporters at a campaign rally. Although Smith carried all but eight of Oregon's 36 counties, one of the counties he lost was Multnomah County, home to Portland. Ultimately, Merkley's 146,568-vote margin in Multnomah, his home county, proved too much for Smith to overcome; it was more than double Merkley's overall margin of 59,233 votes.
'This really is all about the person who has the boldest, most fierce vision on the biggest issues facing America and the world,' Merkley said. US Senator Merkley backs Sanders for Democratic ...