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Jeff Merkley
U.S. Senator · Oregon
- Democrat
- Since 2009
- Tenure: 2–3 terms
Refreshed 19 h ago
As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1Contact info
Capitol office
531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-3753
District offices
Baker City · Bend · Eugene · Medford · Portland · Salem
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- Official website
- Biographical Directory of Congress
- GovTrack
- Capitol office: 531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-3753
- 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
Evidence & sources
U.S. Senate roll-call votes
Votes and participation (senate.gov)
Congress.gov bill records
Sponsored and enacted bills
congress-legislators
Terms, committees, offices
Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23
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Scorecard
Voting Record
89.2/ 100
Ranked 5 of 47 in the Senate minority
Voting Record
89.2/ 100
How this score is calculated:
Roll calls cast
908 of 914 while seated (99.3%)
86th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight
Substantive bills sponsored
109 of 109 sponsored · 118.6 points
90th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight
Bills enacted
0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored
2 passed a chamber · 3 reported · 104 introduced
Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
How this score is calculated:
Reviewed promises
0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
2,129 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
What counts toward promise adherence
0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.
The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.
- Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
- Met 180 days in office · 2129 days so far
- Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled
Capture checklist
The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.
- Not yet captured Campaign issues page
- Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
- Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire
Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.
What counts toward effectiveness
109 substantive bills sponsored · 2 cosponsored bills enacted · 908 of 914 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.
- S 2110: REUSE Act of 2025 · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- S 1092: WIPPES Act · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- S 1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 2684: United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 4259: Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 341: Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 643: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes. · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 1503: Equality Act · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
Roll-call attendance by session
- Senate 119-1: 653 of 659 roll calls cast, 6 not voting
- Senate 119-2: 255 of 256 roll calls cast, 0 not voting, 1 recorded leave of absence
Public opinion polls
The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.
No public approval survey on record for this office.