Jeff Merkley

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.