Jeff Merkley
U.S. Congressperson
1956 –
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Who is Jeff Merkley?
Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley is the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley was a five-term member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing House District 47, located in eastern Multnomah County within the Portland city limits. He also served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.
He defeated two-term Republican incumbent Gordon Smith in the 2008 U.S. Senate election and defeated Monica Wehby in the 2014 U.S. Senate election.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1956
Myrtle Creek - Also known as
- Jeffrey Alan Merkle
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Stanford University
- Princeton University
- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
- David Douglas High School
- Lived in
- Portland
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on July 23, 2013
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