'''Jeff Merkley''' (b. 1956) is a [[progressive]] [[Democratic party]] member of the [[U.S. Senate]] from the state of [[Oregon]]. Merkley was first elected to the Senate in 2008. Merkley has been a leading progressive voice in the Senate and was the only U.S. Senator to endorse [[Bernie Sanders]] in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Merkley is a supporter of the [[totalitarian]] [[Green New Deal]].
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'''Jeff Merkley''' (b. 1956) is a [[progressive]] [[Democratic party]] member of the [[U.S. Senate]] from the state of [[Oregon]]. Merkley was first elected to the Senate in 2008. Merkley has been a leading progressive voice in the Senate and was the only U.S. Senator to endorse [[Bernie Sanders]] in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Merkley is a supporter of the [[totalitarian]] [[Green New Deal]].<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/merkley-wyden-join-colleagues-to-introduce-green-new-deal-resolution-</ref>