Jeff Merkley (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Oregon
- Birth Date: Oct. 24, 1956
- Occupation: Former director
- Religion: Christian
- Web site: http://www.jeffmerkley.com/
Education
- Princeton University
- Stanford University, BA
Jeff Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Ore., and currently resides in Portland, Ore.
The son of a sawmill worker, Merkley was the first in his family to go to college. He received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his master's degree from Princeton University.
His background includes stints as a national security analyst at the Pentagon and time spent leading the World Affairs Council, a Portland-based international affairs group. He also worked as the director of Habitat for Humanity in Portland.
He and his wife, Mary, have two school-age children.
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