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Jeffrey Alan Jeff Merkley (born October 24 1956) is the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party Merkley was a five-term member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing House District 47 located in eastern Multnomah County within the Portland city limits. He also served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.He defeated two-term Republican incumbent Gordon Smith in the 2008 U.S. Senate election.

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active years end date
2009-01-02
active years start date
1999-01-03, 2007-01-03, 2009-01-03
alma mater
Stanford University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
associate
Ron Wyden
birth date
1956-10-24
birth name
Jeffrey Alan Merkley
birth place
Myrtle Creek Oregon
governor
Ted Kulongoski
office
Member of the Oregon House ofRepresentatives from the 47th District, 64th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
party
Democratic Party (United States)
profession
Congressional Budget Office
religion
Lutheranism
residence
Portland Oregon
successor
Dave Hunt (Oregon politician), Jefferson Smith (politician)

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