Official portrait of Jeff Merkley
U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator from Oregon

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 6, 2009
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for U.S. Senate in Oregon

Candidates registered with the FEC for the Oregon Senate seat in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Jeff MerkleyIncumbentDemocrat$7.9M$6.8M
David Brock SmithRepublican$121K$29K
Jo Rae PerkinsRepublican$11K$153

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments6
  • Senate Committee on the BudgetRanking Member
  • 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 AgenciesRanking Member
    • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    • Energy and Water Development
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
    • Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightRanking Member
    • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
    • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
    • Africa and Global Health Policy
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Contact
Washington office
531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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