Biography
Political Highlights: Ore. House, 1999-2009
Born: October 24, 1956; Myrtle Creek, Ore.
Residence: Portland
Religion: Lutheran
Family: Wife, Mary Sorteberg; two children
Education: Stanford U., B.A. 1979; Princeton U., M.P.A. 1982
Elected: 2008
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture; Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy-Water; Interior-Environment - Chairman; Labor-HHS-Education; State-Foreign Operations); Budget; Environment & Public Works (Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, & Regulatory Oversig - Chairman; Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety; Transportation & Infrastructure); Foreign Relations (Africa and Global Health Policy; East Asia; Western Hemisphere); Rules & Administration
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Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 26th ranked Senate Democrat
Twitter: 511,150 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Jeff Merkley (D)
Gordon Smith (R)
David Brownlow (CNSTP)
Votes
864,392
805,159
92,565
%
48.9%
45.6%
5.2%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Jeff Merkley (D)
Monica Wehby (R)
Mike Montchalin (LIBERT)
Christina Lugo (PACGRN)
James Leuenberger (CNSTP)
Votes
814,537
538,847
44,916
32,434
24,212
%
56.0%
37.0%
3.1%
2.2%
1.7%