Jeff Merkley
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 Serving with Ron Wyden |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Smith |
| 64th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 2, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Minnis |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hunt |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 47th district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 2, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Shields |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Smith |
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Jeffrey Alan Merkley October 24, 1956 Myrtle Creek, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Sorteberg |
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Stanford University (BA) Princeton University (MPP) |
| Website | Senate website |
Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley was a five-term member of the Oregon House of Representatives 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 Republican challenger Monica Wehby in the 2014 U.S. Senate election.
Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, the son of Betty Lou (née Collins) and Darrell Philip Merkley. His paternal grandmother was born in Calliope, Queensland, Australia. He attended first grade in Roseburg before moving to Portland with his family.
He graduated from David Douglas High School, obtained a bachelor of arts degree in International Relations from Stanford University in 1979, and earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1982.
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