Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland ...

Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Oregon Journalism Project in an interview Thursday morning, July 10, that he will run for a ...

Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) replaced Packwood in 1996 and Merkley defeated Smith 12 years later. Merkley grew up in Douglas County and later East Portland, and earned degrees from Stanford and Princeton.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told the Oregon Journalism Project in an interview Thursday morning that he will run for a ...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) replaced Packwood in 1996 and Merkley defeated Smith 12 years later. Merkley grew up in Douglas County and later East Portland, and earned degrees from Stanford and Princeton.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) replaced Packwood in 1996 and Merkley defeated Smith 12 years later. Merkley grew up in Douglas County and later East Portland, and earned degrees from Stanford and Princeton.