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Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senate · Oregon
On the ballot · Nov 3
$4.5M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$3.5M78%
  • PACs$478k11%
  • Transfers & other$525k12%

30% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$527k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. Senate
SeatOregon (statewide)
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
Represents
OR-1 · Suzanne BonamiciOR-4 · Val T. HoyleOR-5 · Janelle S. BynumOR-6 · Andrea SalinasOR-3 · Maxine DexterOR-2 · Cliff Bentz
All of Oregon
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On the ballot · Oregon Senate · Nov 398% party to win▲ 3 since April· vs. Smith ↓
The campaign · in their words
jeffmerkley.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 673 bills and votes and 14 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 29 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Smith · 2026vs. pick…
Merkley (you're viewing)
Overall
36
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.
Odds over time · Kalshi daily closes · party to winApr 6 – Oct 27
100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTTODAY
  • Merkley 98%▲ 3 since April
  • Smith 2%▼ 1 since April
The race · OR Senate
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat / Working Families · incumbent · Left 36 on the record98%
David Brock SmithRepublican · challenger · Right 23 from statements2%
2336
58 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Smith's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Jeff Merkley$5.2M
$4.1M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
David Brock Smith$291k
$277k from individuals · $146k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Jeff Merkley's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 49 sponsored, 453 cosponsored, 43 statements, 470 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 13% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 11 sponsored · 46 cosponsored · 14 statements · 43 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 111 party-line votesEnergy 13%Health care · 13% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 7 sponsored · 86 cosponsored · 1 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 47 party-line votesHealth care 13%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 6 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 2 statements · 153 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 86 party-line votesBusiness 10%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 7 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 3 statements · 76 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 104 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 2 statements · 172 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 39 party-line votesFederal power 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 3 sponsored · 63 cosponsored · 3 statements · 157 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 308 party-line votesFederal budget 9%Elections, representation and accountability · 8% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 11 statements · 8 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 10 party-line votesElections 8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 7% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 0 statements · 105 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 8 party-line votesCivil rights 7%Crime and justice · 6% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 3 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 1 statements · 97 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 23 party-line votesCrime 6%Education · 6% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 5 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 1 statements · 29 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesEducation 6%Immigration · 3% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 2 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 26 party-line votesImmigration 3%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 3% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 1 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 3 statements · 15 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 49 party-line votesHousing 3%Guns · 1% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 0 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 6 party-line votes1%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored · 0 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 15 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Jeff Merkley

● Democrat · U.S. Senate · Oregon
Raised
$4.5M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$247k
other politicians
Overall
Left
36pt left
Actions
1,186
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 398% ▲ 3 · vs. Smith ↓
The campaign · in their words
A We the People Democracy ↗“We must reclaim our Constitution.”Reverse the Climate Crisis ↗“We must take bold action to reverse the climate crisis.”Opportunity for Everyone ↗“We can create millions of good-paying jobs rebuilding America's infrastructure from roads and bridges to docks and jetties.”
From jeffmerkley.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 36 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · Kalshi daily closes▲ 3
100%75%50%25%0%MAYJUNJULAUGSEPTODAY
Merkley 98%Smith 2%
The race · OR Senate
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat / Working Families · incumbent · Left 36 on the record98%
David Brock SmithRepublican · challenger · Right 23 from statements2%
2336
58 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Smith's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Jeff Merkley$5.2M
$4.1M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
David Brock Smith$291k
$277k from individuals · $146k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 13% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 11 sponsored · 46 cosponsored · 14 statements · 43 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 111 party-line votesEnergy and land 13%Health care · 13% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 7 sponsored · 86 cosponsored · 1 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 47 party-line votesHealth care 13%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 6 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 2 statements · 153 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 86 party-line votesBusiness and labor 10%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 7 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 3 statements · 76 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 104 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 10% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 2 statements · 172 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 39 party-line votesFederal power 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 3 sponsored · 63 cosponsored · 3 statements · 157 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 308 party-line votesBudget and taxes 9%Elections, representation and accountability · 8% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 11 statements · 8 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 10 party-line votesElections 8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 7% of Jeff Merkley's priorities · 2 sponsored · 22 cosponsored · 0 statements · 105 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 8 party-line votesCivil rights 7%
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Other politicians34$247k
Labor unions26$152k
Issue groups17$73k
Health care7$28k
Lawyers & lobbyists2$14k
Real estate1$5k
Retail & business1$5k
Construction1$2k
Everything else2$3k
Raised $4.5M · 78% individuals · 11% pacs