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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$12M
2026, 2020; counted once per cycle
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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| 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 $519KUnion $304KMembership $126KOther $103KTrade group $34KSuper PAC $25KCorporate $25KParty $5K
- 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
- First State 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.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 4 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (25%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $16K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $250 | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $250 | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$5K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $16K | 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 | $0 | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $250 | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $169K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | 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 | $0$16K$5K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 3 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 3. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 86% support ±3Oregon · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $16K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 35% support ±5Oregon · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 51% support ±5Oregon · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 52% support ±5Oregon · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±3Oregon · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $16K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 68% support ±5Oregon · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $16K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 84% support ±4Oregon · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
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 listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is 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, $6.4M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.