Jeff Merkley
In Office
Reveal Party
Jeff Merkley is a U.S. Senator from Oregon, born in Myrtle Creek in 1956. He graduated from Stanford University and earned a master's degree from Princeton University. Before his Senate career, Merkley served in the Oregon State House of Representatives, including as speaker from 2007 to 2008. He was first elected to the Senate in 2008 and has been reelected twice, with his current term set to end in January 2027.