Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his run for reelection in 2026, while his colleague Sen. Ron Wyden has stated he will run for reelection in 2028.

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

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.

Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, will seek a fourth term in Congress. Merkley, 68, announced Thursday he’d ...