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  1. Jeff Merkley

    U.S. Senate · Oregon

    Next up: 2026

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 100% (16 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$5,625 donor network
    • Second score (Trump nominees & Wall Street only) 100%
    100%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: Trump nominees & Wall Street only
    $5,625given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    23%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 100% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 100% (12 votes), Speech & civil liberties 100% (2 votes), War powers 100% (2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

    Contact Sen. Merkley's office

    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$341,800
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$19,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $341,800 from 36 PACs: AFSCME $20,000 · American Federation of Teachers $20,000 · Letter Carriers (NALC) $20,000 · National Education Association $20,000 · SEIU $20,000 · and 31 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $19,000 from 6 PACs: Thrivent $10,000 · National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $5,000 · Nasdaq $1,000 · Northwestern Mutual $1,000 · Prudential $1,000 · and 1 more
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $5,625 given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $6,049,810 raised · 23% small donors (under $200) · 53% large donors · 9% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Appropriations: State & Foreign Ops · Foreign Relations
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Senate request for human-rights report on Israel
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (Oregon U.S. Senate), May 19, 2026

    Primary, May 19, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Jeff Merkley (this member)Democrat457,00693.2%
    Paul Damian WellsDemocrat30,5446.2%

    Certified results: records.sos.state.or.us · records.sos.state.or.us (2)

    November 3, 2026 (OR Senate): faces David Brock Smith (Republican), Gary Dye (Libertarian), Chris Henry (Pacific Green Party of Oregon / Progressive Party). Average of 7 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: records.sos.state.or.us · en.wikipedia.org

    2028 challengers

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.