Jeff Merkley

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Offices & terms

Committee assignments

• Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on the Budget — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Joint Committee on Printing unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
• Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.454, social dim. -0.714. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Campaign finance

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

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Period Oct 17, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:43 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest itemized receipts

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Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)

• S 4804 US · Jun 17, 2026
  A bill to require the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to each establish a pilot program for personal…
  Congress.gov API s4804-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4803 US · Jun 17, 2026
  A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to include a home equity investment loan in the definition of a residential mortgage loan for the purposes of that…
  Congress.gov API s4803-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4259 US · Jun 17, 2026
  Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026
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• S 4774 US · Jun 11, 2026
  A bill to prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names…
  Congress.gov API s4774-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4772 US · Jun 11, 2026
  A bill to prohibit States and local governments from prohibiting or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation…
  Congress.gov API s4772-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4732 US · Jun 10, 2026
  Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026
  Congress.gov API s4732-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4735 US · Jun 10, 2026
  Protecting Americans from High Electricity Prices Act of 2026
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• SJRES 196 US · Jun 10, 2026
  A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education…
  Congress.gov API sjres196-119 US-GOV-PD
• S 4721 US · Jun 9, 2026
  Restoring Renewable Energy Parity Act
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• S 4720 US · Jun 9, 2026
  Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026
  Congress.gov API s4720-119 US-GOV-PD

Showing the 10 most recent.

Social media

Recent posts

• Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 9:33 PM
  GO TEAM USA!
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• Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 6:16 PM
  @usmnt.ussoccer.com is off to an amazing World Cup start with a 4-1 win against Paraguay under their belts. Good luck to Team USA as they take on Australia today! Welcome to the PNW!
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• Bluesky · Jun 19, 2026 · 4:52 PM
  On Juneteenth, we recognize the lasting, generational harms of slavery. Justice is still so often denied to Black Americans. We recommit to building a more just country for all. That must include removing the Slavery Clause from the 13th Amendment. #EndTheException
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• YouTube · Jun 19, 2026 · 1:30 AM
  Trump’s Iran deal is humiliating for him. His war of choice has been devastating for us.
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• Bluesky · Jun 18, 2026 · 6:24 PM
  I’m glad the bombs have stopped falling, but we are so much worse off than we were before Trump’s illegal war of choice. This is a crisis of Trump’s own making. What Trump called Operation Epic Fury is now Operation Epic Failure.
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• Bluesky · Jun 18, 2026 · 4:13 PM
  Huge win!! In partnership with Senator Lisa Murkowski, we protected the Ocean Observatories Initiative—critical sensors that are essential for managing our fisheries, forecasting weather, and understanding climate change.
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• Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 11:07 PM
  HUGE: I just led an “SOS” call on the Senate floor—Save Ocean Sensors—with Senator Lisa Murkowski!
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• YouTube · Jun 17, 2026 · 9:38 PM
  It’s a simple question. He wouldn’t answer. Telling.
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• Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 5:18 PM
  Trump’s claim: this is taxpayer free. The truth: taxpayers would be socked for over $300 million!! Hell no!
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• Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 3:32 PM
  Sports at their best: bringing communities together. We welcome the Jordanian men’s team to Portland!
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• Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 12:36 AM
  A chilling look into how this Administration wants to take away our constitutional rights, settled precedent, and trample on the rule of law. I will not let up the pressure to protect our most fundamental rights.
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• Bluesky · Jun 17, 2026 · 12:01 AM
  DACA is a vital program—a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, folks brought to the U.S. as children. As the program remains under attack from the Trump Administration, I’ll keep working to protect DACA and fix our broken immigration system to respect the dignity of each person.
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