Member of Congress · 119th Congress
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley is a Democratic U.S. senator from Oregon, in Congress since 2009, who voted with most Democrats on 96% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and has had 10 bills become law since 2013.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Cloture Motion — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Ratepayer Protection ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Stop Insider Trading ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- YeaOn the Motion to Discharge — A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Sep 29, 2026 · Motion to Discharge Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S.J.Res. 221 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of…Oct 15, 2026 · Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S. 5673 Car Privacy Rights Act of 2026Sep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- S. 5670 A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- S. 5624 Honoring Fallen Wildland Firefighters Act of 2026Sep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S. 5606 Hong Konger Promise of Refuge ActSep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 138 (118th) Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute ActBecame law
- S. 50 (116th) Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement ActBecame law
- S. 314 (117th) Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal ActBecame law
- S. 832 (116th) A bill to nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on…Became law
- S. 1285 (115th) Oregon Tribal Economic Development ActBecame law
- S. 1448 (111th) A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the…Became law
- S. 1351 (118th) Stop Institutional Child Abuse ActBecame law
- S. 2710 (116th) A bill to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Committees
- Joint Committee on PrintingNo subcommittees
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsSubcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksSubcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsSubcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
- Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationNo subcommittees
- Senate Committee on the Budget — Ranking MemberNo subcommittees
Elections Sen. Merkley has won
Sen. Merkley has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (2008, 2014, 2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.4 to 18.9 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Oregon done while Sen. Merkley served?
2009 to 2024 in Oregon: typical household income was up 20% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.5 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 6.9 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Oregon during Merkley’s time representing it (2009 to now). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Oregon’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Local offices
Offices in the district or state, as listed in a public-domain community file. The Washington office is in the Contact section above.
- Baker City office1705 Main St., Suite 504, Baker City, OR 97814
Phone 541-278-1129 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Bend office131 NW Hawthorne Ave., Suite 208, Bend, OR 97703
Phone 541-318-1298 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Eugene office405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2010, Eugene, OR 97401
Phone 541-465-6750 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Medford office10 South Bartlett St., Suite 201, Medford, OR 97501
Phone 541-608-9102 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Portland office121 SW Salmon St., Suite 1400, Portland, OR 97204
Phone 503-326-3386 · Fax 202-224-2073 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Salem office500 Liberty St. SE, Suite 320, Salem, OR 97301
Phone 503-362-8102 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Evidence
- File
- legislators-district-offices-2026-09-24-8d698e92.json, entries M001176-baker_city, M001176-bend, M001176-eugene, M001176-medford, M001176-portland, M001176-salem (6 offices)
- Published at
- https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-district-offices.json
- File date
- September 24, 2026 (server “last modified”)
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- File SHA-256
8d698e92f8ebae3bdd387bfef239584164160e59d444ba1cbff46f32aa450f59- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
Read this first. This list is kept up by volunteers and may be out of date. Confirm hours and addresses on the member’s official site, www.merkley.senate.gov.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 138 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 138 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 25, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 119th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 25, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Votes on civilian nominations
237 confirmation roll calls this senator was on the roll for, 119th Congress. A tally of what the record shows, not a score.
- Nay · September 30, 2026 · Keith Sonderling Secretary of Labor
- Nay · September 23, 2026 · Angela Veronica Colmenero United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- Nay · September 17, 2026 · Kasdin Miller Mitchell United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- Nay · September 15, 2026 · Matthew R. Byrne United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- Nay · August 8, 2026 · Todd Blanche Attorney General
- Nay · August 7, 2026 · Michael Kavoukjian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
- Nay · August 5, 2026 · Erica Schwartz Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nay · July 28, 2026 · Walter Clayton Director of National Intelligence
Evidence
- What is counted
- Senate roll calls in the 119th Congress on the question of confirming a civilian nomination, as recorded on senate.gov. Cloture and procedural votes are not counted.
- How it is matched
- The vote record names the nomination number; the senator is matched by the Senate member id.
- Not voting
- Includes absences and any other reason. The record does not say why.
589 of the 617 confirmed civilian nominations show a roll-call vote on their latest-action line; the rest show a voice vote, unanimous consent or another method, with no individual votes. So this is only the roll-call subset. It says nothing about whether any vote was right or wrong.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 (member stats) · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.