Jeff Merkley

How to contact Jeff Merkley

Official website · Contact form

Washington office: 531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-3753

State offices:

• 1705 Main St., Suite 504, Baker City, OR 97814 · 541-278-1129
• 131 NW Hawthorne Ave., Suite 208, Bend, OR 97703 · 541-318-1298
• 405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2010, Eugene, OR 97401 · 541-465-6750
• 10 South Bartlett St., Suite 201, Medford, OR 97501 · 541-608-9102
• 121 SW Salmon St., Suite 1400, Portland, OR 97204 · 503-326-3386
• 500 Liberty St. SE, Suite 320, Salem, OR 97301 · 503-362-8102

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Where Jeff Merkley falls, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 9th from the left of 100

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 37th of 99 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 85th of 99 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 138 bills and resolutions; 0 became law. Most often about international affairs, health and environmental protection. 6th of 100 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Most recent

• A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and t October 15, 2026
• Honoring Fallen Wildland Firefighters Act of 2026 September 30, 2026
• Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act September 30, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

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

Service

• In the Senate since 2009
• Current term ends January 3, 2027
• Born 1956

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to Jeff Merkley

The political action committees that gave to Jeff Merkley's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. National Association of Letter Carriers of U.s.a. Political Fund (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) (FEC) · $10,000
2. American Nurses Association PAC (FEC) · $10,000
3. Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · $10,000
4. American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) · $10,000
5. NEA Fund for Children and Public Education · $10,000
6. National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action Committee (FEC) · $10,000
7. American Association of Nurse Practitioners Political Action Committee (FEC) · $10,000
8. Victory Now PAC (FEC) · $10,000
9. Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PAC (FEC) · $10,000
10. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (CRNA-PAC) (FEC) · $10,000

Largest bundlers

1. JStreetPAC · $31,330
2. National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC) · $2,900

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to Jeff Merkley?

Jeff Merkley's campaign raised $6.9 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $574,750 (8%) came directly from 95 PACs; the largest were National Association of Letter Carriers of U.s.a. Political Fund (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) ($10,000), American Nurses Association PAC ($10,000) and the International Union of Operating Engineers ($10,000). Groups also forwarded $34,230 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from J Street ($31,330) and the National Association of Broadcasters ($2,900). From FEC filings.

How do I contact Jeff Merkley?

Call the Washington office at 202-224-3753 or one of 6 state offices (Baker City 541-278-1129, Bend 541-318-1298 and Eugene 541-465-6750), or write through the official website, https://www.merkley.senate.gov.

Is Jeff Merkley liberal or conservative?

By voting record, Jeff Merkley is moderately left: a DW-NOMINATE score of -0.45 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 9th from the left of 100 senators.

How often does Jeff Merkley vote with their party, and miss votes?

Jeff Merkley voted with their party on 99.5% of 834 party-line votes and missed 0.8% of 915 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has Jeff Merkley passed?

Jeff Merkley sponsored 138 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 0 became law (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has Jeff Merkley received?

$574,750 directly from 95 PACs since January 2023, plus $34,230 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.