Democrat
Occupation: U.S. Senator for Oregon
Occupational Background: Habitat for Humanity; National Security Analyst; Small Business Founder
Educational Background: David Douglas High School; B.A., Int’l Affairs; Masters in Public Policy
Prior Governmental Experience: State Representative; Oregon House Speaker
Jeff is the son of a union mechanic, attended public schools, was the first in his family to go to college, and lives in the same blue-collar neighborhood he grew up in.
Jeff’s vision: “Families thrive, and the rich pay their fair share.”
But the mega wealthy are making that vision harder to achieve. The people have the ballot box, but billionaires have lawyers and lobbyists, media campaigns, and unlimited secret campaign donations. And they have Trump, who is building a strong-man state with the mission of “families lose, billionaires win.”
There has never been a more important moment to fight back.
End Trump’s strongman state: No more ICE agents operating as secret police; no more operations at schools and warrantless home raids. Full accountability for every civil rights violation.
End political corruption: No more stock trading; no more exchanging government favors for investments in Trump’s companies. The Supreme Court needs reform and a binding code of ethics.
Save our elections: Stop gerrymandering. Require paper ballots. End secret campaign funding. Expand vote-by-mail for all. Block Trump’s election rigging.
Strengthen the foundations for families to thrive: Housing. Health care. Education. Good-paying jobs! Stop drug companies from price gouging. Ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes. Create affordable daycare and debt-free opportunities for trade school and college.
Meet the climate chaos challenge: Rapidly transition from dirty, expensive fossils to cheaper, cleaner, renewables.
Create opportunity across Oregon: Jeff holds a town hall in every county, every year and champions every corner of Oregon: rural broadband; clean water; and investments in mental health, schools, ports, transportation, agriculture, and mills.
Endorsements: OR Labor Federation, AFL-CIO; Planned Parenthood Action Fund; Oregon League of Conservation Voters; and others.
Let’s Save Our Republic!
(This information furnished by Jeff Merkley for Oregon.)