Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR

Democratic Oregon since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 5 Banking & Finance 4 Education 4 Foreign Policy & Trade 3 Economy & Taxes 2 Healthcare 2 Housing 2 Labor & Employment 2 Defense & Military 1 Elections & Voting 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR current Oregon	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon current United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 1, 2030	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR Oregon	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), OR Oregon	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Oregon United States	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana	Nay	Jan 8, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been…	Yea	Jan 8, 2026	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Jan 7, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy	Nay	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Nay	Jan 6, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense	Nay	Jan 5, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532	Nay	Dec 18, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Dec 18, 2025	Joint Resolution Defeated	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Yea	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Nay	Dec 17, 2025	Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Nay	Dec 15, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Nay	Dec 11, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	Dec 11, 2025	Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3385 — Lower Health Care Costs Act	Yea	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3386 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025	Nay	Dec 11, 2025	Cloture Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	Dec 10, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Dec 10, 2025	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $1,123,484. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 60 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Corporate PAC	34	$572,283	51%
Big donor	26	$76,100	7%
Unclassified	940	$475,101	42%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$48,243	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	May 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$47,158	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jan 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$37,000	PROGRESS FOR OREGON	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 9, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$32,355	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$32,272	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$30,000	PROGRESS FOR OREGON	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 19, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$24,540	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$22,173	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$21,493	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Aug 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$20,180	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$15,439	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Sep 1, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$15,349	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Nov 1, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$14,862	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Jun 1, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$14,818	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Aug 1, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$14,620	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON	Corporate PAC	Oct 2, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.