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Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senate, Oregon

  • 2026
  • Oregon
  • Spotlight
  • Incumbent
Primary
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Our Revolution OR The Political Revolution PR Working Families Party WFP
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U.S. Senate, Oregon

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    In the news

    1. Central Oregon Daily

      3 candidates, 3 visions: What to know about Oregon's U.S. Senate race

      Facing Republican David Brock Smith and Progressive Chris Henry, Merkley says Trump 'shredding our Constitution' made him run again.

    2. KDRV

      $205M federal grant to upgrade Coos Bay Rail Line

      Merkley, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Val Hoyle announced a $204M federal grant to upgrade the Coos Bay Rail Line for a ship-to-rail port.

    3. OPB

      U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley was headed for retirement. President Trump's actions changed his mind

      Merkley was weighing retirement until President Trump's actions led him to seek another term.

    4. The Washington Post

      Opinion | Sens. Merkley and Daines: Our bipartisan plan would reform the U.S. Senate

      Merkley and Sen. Steve Daines lay out a bipartisan plan to reform Senate rules (op-ed).

    5. Oregon Capital Chronicle

      Oregon's Merkley, Utah's Curtis propose extending military death benefits to fallen firefighters

      Merkley's bipartisan bill would give fallen wildland firefighters' families the same $100,000 benefit as military families.

    Checked Oct 22, 2026

    Candidate briefing

    Jeff Merkley is the junior U.S. senator from Oregon, first elected in 2008. Our Revolution and the Working Families Party have endorsed his 2026 reelection.

    Wikipedia records Merkley as a progressive Democrat and a consistent vote with the Senate’s left on labor, climate, and campaign-finance issues.

    Why Political Revolution supports him: he is the progressive Senate incumbent in Oregon, backed this cycle by Our Revolution and WFP.

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