MERKLEY, Jeff, a Senator from Oregon; born in Myrtle Creek, Ore., October 24, 1956;
B.A., Stanford University, 1979; M.P.A., Princeton University, 1982; government
analyst; nonprofit executive; Oregon State representative, 1999-2008; speaker
of the Oregon State House of Representative, 2007-2008; elected as a Democrat
to the United States Senate in 2008 for the term ending January 3,
2015.