Jeff Merkley, Democrat

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Birth place: Eugene, OR (10/24/1956)
Home city: Portland, OR

Education: MA, Princeton University, 1982 BA, Stanford University, 1979.

Profession: Budget and Policy Analyst, Congressional Budget Office.

Political: Speaker of the House, Oregon State House of Representatives, present Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1998-present. Democratic Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives.

Membership: Director of Housing Development, Human Solutions Founder, People's Investment Opportunity Program Executive Director, Portland Habitat for Humanity Founder, Walk for Humanity President, World Affairs Council of Oregon.

First elected: 11/04/2008
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2014

Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Johnathon, Brynne.

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Wyden, Merkley vote to confirm Sotomayor

The Oregonian 8.6.09 7:49 PM | AP Photo/New York Law Journal, Rick KopsteinSupreme Court Justice designate Sonia Sotomayor receives congratulatulations at the federal courthouse in New York after being confirmed by the Senate as...
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Merkley moves to end workplace discrimation against gays

The Oregonian 8.5.09 8:25 PM | WASHINGTON -- Reprising yet another battle fought as a member of the Oregon Legislature, Sen. Jeff Merkley is offering legislation that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual...
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Wyden, Merkley vote to cut funding for Air Force fighter

The Oregonian 7.21.09 3:14 PM | Lockheed MartinOregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley voted Tuesday to restrict funding for F-22 fighter. The successful effort was a rare lose for defense contractors and supporters of new...
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Bill eases path for outsider candidates

Oregon Statesman Journal 7.17.09 3:12 AM | Minor political parties and independent candidates will get a boost from an elections bill that Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski plans to sign.
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UPDATE: Wyden, Merkley vote to get tough on immigration - to a point

The Oregonian 7.8.09 3:50 PM | AP Photo/Denis PoroyA U.S. Border Patrol agent uses binoculars to look through a section of fence that is part of the completed Smuggler's Gulch project along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego....
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Oregon troops 'ready' for Iraq despite bumps

The Oregonian 7.3.09 12:00 AM | Notwithstanding a few training hiccups, a colonel praises his forces as they finish exercises in Georgia
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Green light for TriMet's MAX Green Line

The Oregonian 6.30.09 10:59 PM | Dignitaries crowd aboard new MAX cars for the first ride of the Portland State-Clackamas Town Center link
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Senator hosts a healthy town hall debate in Monmouth

Oregon Statesman Journal 6.29.09 3:12 AM | Dallas resident Tim Halderman appreciated the opportunity to get face time with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley in Monmouth on Sunday, but Halderman wanted Merkley to listen to his proposals for health care...
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Oregon senators back placing NOAA fleet in Newport

The Oregonian 6.15.09 7:32 PM | NEWPORT - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have added their names to the list of Oregonians hoping to see the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relocate its Pacific Fleet to...
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Merkley moves to protect mothers who breast-feed at work

The Oregonian 6.11.09 5:11 PM | Office of Jeff MerkleySen. Jeff Merkley appears with lawmakers, mothers and children at a news conference to urge federal protections for mothers who breast-feed at work. WASHINGTON -- Surrounded...
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