Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator · Oregon · Democrat · Ranking Member, Budget

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.20· expected 0.95

Meets expectations

Rank 25 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Merkley’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

114 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 111 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Merkley’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Merkley.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 7 missed of 915

Voted on 908 of 915 roll calls; missed 7. Higher than 86% of senators.

85%100%

100/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 9 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 833 votes that split the parties. Higher than 62% of senators.

75%100%

4/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 95% of senators.

0%30%

−0.45

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Merkley’s effectiveness score.

S. 1092 WIPPES ActRequires wipe manufacturers to label products with 'Do Not Flush' warnings. AI-readCommerce · Introduced Mar 24, 2026Substantive1.7k words Introduced
S. 2110 REUSE Act of 2025Promotes reuse of materials in environmental protection efforts. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Introduced Nov 20, 2025Substantive419 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.