Jeff Merkley
U.S. Senate
Raised · 2026 cycle
$7.3M
Source: FEC
Top PAC industries
Labor Unions · Health Insurance · Oil & Gas
By PAC dollars · Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Jeff Merkley is a Democrat who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in Oregon. Federal Election Commission filings report $7,297,473 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Labor Unions, Health Insurance, and Oil & Gas. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated April 2026.
Jeff Merkley is Oregon's senior U.S. Senator and one of the Senate's leading progressive voices. A former Speaker of the Oregon House, he defeated Republican incumbent Gordon Smith in 2008 and has won re-election comfortably since. He is best known nationally for his campaign-finance reform work, his push for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and his policy of sleeping in his congressional office to save money. He is expected to easily win re-election in 2026.
Democracy & Campaign Finance
Overturn Citizens United; end dark money in politics
- Led efforts for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United
- Introduced the DISCLOSE Act to require transparency in political spending
- Authored legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act
- Has slept in his congressional office since 2009 to protest money in politics
Climate & Environment
Aggressive action on climate; protect Oregon's forests and coast
- Backed the Green New Deal resolution
- Supported the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy provisions
- Advocated for old-growth forest protections in Oregon
Housing Affordability
Federal investment in affordable housing; end homelessness
- Introduced the HOME Act to increase affordable housing construction
- Backed emergency rental assistance and eviction moratoriums during COVID
- Pushed for expanding Section 8 housing vouchers
Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4140)
Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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80% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.
$7.3M
Total raised
$4.6M
Total spent
$6.5M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-04-29 · Source: FEC
Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.
Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.