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Jeffrey Alan Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is an American politician who is the junior United States senator from Oregon.He was 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 on the eastern side of Portland; he was the speaker ...
() March 1, 1951 (age 74) Rancher Nebraska Legislature: University of Nebraska–Lincoln January 3, 2013 ... Jeff Merkley: Democratic October 24, 1956 (age 68) CBO ...
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 ...
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Jeff Merkley: Democrat Oregon: Lutheran [57] [65] [66] Denomination: ELCA. Tim Sheehy: Republican Montana: Lutheran [2] Methodists (5) Senator Party State Religion Notes
The Harris-backed Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019 – introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) – was announced as a “bold plan for transitioning the United ...
Jeff Merkley: Democratic Oregon: Ranking Member: Budget: 24 1909 Michael Bennet: Democratic Colorado: January 21, 2009 25 1910 Kirsten Gillibrand: Democratic New York: January 26, 2009 Ranking Member: Aging: 26 1917 Chris Coons: Democratic Delaware: November 15, 2010 Ranking Member: Ethics: 27 1920 Jerry Moran: Republican Kansas: January 3, 2011
House Speaker Jeff Merkley House Minority Leader Bruce Hanna (succeeded Wayne Scott in 2008) The Oregon House of Representatives had a Democratic majority of 31-29 during the 2007 and 2008 sessions. The narrow majority did not allow Democrats to pass any tax increases, due to the state's supermajority requirement. Speaker: Jeff Merkley (D-47 ...