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Jeff Merkley is a Democrat Senate for Oregon and holds an OppScore of -2.15. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Jeff Merkley is Oregon’s senior U.S. Senator, a Democrat who has held the seat since 2009. A native of the state’s timber country and the first in his family to graduate college, he rose through the state legislature to become Speaker before entering the Senate. He is defined by consistent advocacy for progressive policies on climate, healthcare, housing, and checks on executive power.
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