Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Jeff Merkley
- Office
- U.S. senator from Oregon (class 2)
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1956
- In Congress
- Senate since 2009 · 17 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Oregon
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S8OR00207 · Principal campaign committee: JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Oregon | $5,376,935.12 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. Senate · Oregon | $6,410,830.47 | Won the general election (56.91%) |
Total raised$5,376,935.12
Total spent$3,022,683.51
Cash on hand$6,621,250.26
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$4,126,841.4977%
- PACs and other committees$577,645.0011%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$238,970.764%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$433,477.878%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,935,302.6050%
- Contributions over $200$1,921,995.7850%
- Itemized from inside Oregon$1,780,832.1168%
- Itemized from other states$845,684.6332%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $183,180.16 · New York $87,236.72 · Washington $82,182.00 · Illinois $78,916.00 · District of Columbia $75,416.50. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving915
Voted yea255
Voted nay653
Did not vote7 of 915
Bills and resolutions sponsored138
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored717
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S.J.Res. 221 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - S. 5624 Honoring Fallen Wildland Firefighters Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - S. 5606 Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5673 Car Privacy Rights Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - S. 5670 A bill to ensure the prudent obligation of budget authority, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. - S. 5592 American Promise Mortgage Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - S. 5575 Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5603 Protecting Presidential Memorials Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. - S. 5602 No Funds for Trump’s Illegal Arch Act
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687. - S. 5568 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 28, 2026 · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- Joint Committee on Printing
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ranking Member
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Ranking Member
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Africa and Global Health Policy
- East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
- Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on the Budget Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
91 committees reported giving $526,875.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NARRAGANSETT BAY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PEOPLE'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FORWARD TOGETHER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACPAC$10,000.00
- A NEW DIRECTION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TURQUOISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PINEAPPLE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GRANITE VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REV UP PACPAC$10,000.00
Show all 91 committees
- HEALTH JOBS JUSTICELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ALSOPACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,375.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$7,500.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$6,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOOPS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MAPLE PACPAC$5,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SMART SOLUTIONS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GIDDY UP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MITTEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,450.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- MARK KELLY FOR SENATECandidate committee$4,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NUTMEG PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVEPAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF MARIACandidate committee$2,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,050.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CONGRESS MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jeffrey Alan Merkley$120.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Jeffrey Alan Merkley$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$120.00
The race
Oregon U.S. Senate, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Alan Merkley (D) | $5,376,935.12 | $6,621,250.26 | 2026-10-14 |
| David Brock Smith (R) | $311,173.65 | $44,197.69 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jo Rae Perkins (R) | $10,577.14 | $179.59 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Oregon (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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