Merkley, Jeff

Merkley, Jeff is a Democratic Senator representing Oregon. They serve on 6 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

They have raised $39K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $6K. Organizations spend $1.3 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and trade. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 56% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

5 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $3.6 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a lower-than-average financial footprint compared to other Senators. The biggest factors are former staff becoming lobbyists and lobbying activity around their committee topics.