Jeff Merkley
Jeffrey Alan Jeff Merkley is the junior United States Senator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley was a fiveterm member of the Oregon House of Representatives 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.
Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, the son of Betty Lou and Darrell Philip Merkley. His paternal grandmother was born in Calliope, Queensland, Australia. He attended first grade in Roseburg before moving to Portland with his family. He graduated from David Douglas High School, obtained a bachelor of arts degree in International Relations from Stanford University in 1979, and earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University in 1982.
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