Jeff Merkley
DU.S. Senator · Oregon · 111th-119th, 17 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Merkley, Jeffrey Alan A Senator from Oregon; born in Myrtle Creek, Ore., October 24, 1956; B.A., Stanford University, 1979; M.P.A., Princeton University, 1982; government analyst; nonprofit executive; Oregon State representative, 1999-2008; speaker of the Oregon State House of Representative, 2007-2008; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2008; reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
17
Bills introduced
110
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
621
Committees
19
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 862 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.3% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 851 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
665 — Attracted 665 cosponsors across 110 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
92 — Attracted 92 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
621 — 621 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
136 — 136 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Committee Assignments
19 committees · 3 leadership roles
Will Newly Proposed Senate Rules Move Legislation or ‘Strengthen the Swamp’?
The Daily Signal · Oct 10, 2026
Trump is setting a trap — and Americans may not see it until it's too late
Alternet · Oct 10, 2026
Opinion: The Kennedy Center belongs to the American people — who has the right to tear it down?
Deseret News · Oct 6, 2026
Merkley and Curtis Push Bill to 10X Death Benefits for Fallen Wildland Firefighters
Hoodline · Oct 5, 2026
US Judge Rules Flock Search Was Mass Surveillance. Bernie Sanders Proposes 'Ban Flock Act'
Slashdot · Oct 3, 2026
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.