Politician
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · Oregon · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8OR00207
Jeff Merkley (Democrat) raised $5.4M for the 2026 Oregon Senate race, $578K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$12M
2026, 2020
From PAC checks
10%
$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon Senate | $5.4M | 11% | $0 / $0 | – | $5.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Oregon Senate | $6.4M | 9% | $0 / $0 | – | $6.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $521KUnion $311KMembership $126KOther $106KTrade group $41KCorporate $27KSuper PAC $25KParty $5K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Forward Together PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Oceans PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Turquoise PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Off the Sidelines PACLeadership PAC$10K
- AlsopacOther$10K
- Health Jobs JusticeLeadership PAC$10K
- Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PACUnion$10K
- Common Ground PACLeadership PAC$10K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Narragansett Bay PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 8 key votes where Jeff Merkley had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (13%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $22K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$11K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $22K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $4K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Present |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $331K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$22K$11K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jeff Merkley's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Logan HollersFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor / Counsel, Senator Jeff Merkley (2018-2021); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (2017-2018)
Now lobbies for Apple INC., Corn Refiners Association, American Beverage Association, Ceres, INC. and 1 more · via Invariant LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jeff Merkley's 2026 campaign?
- Jeff Merkley (Democrat) raised $5.4M for the 2026 Oregon Senate race, $578K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jeff Merkley?
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Forward Together PAC ($10K), Oceans PAC ($10K), Turquoise PAC ($10K), Off the Sidelines PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Jeff Merkley raised across elections?
- $5.4M in 2026 (Oregon Senate), $6.4M in 2020 (Oregon Senate).