
Senator Merkley's fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 92 percent of his $6.8 million in direct contributions, with PACs and committees comprising only 8 percent of his funding base. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in legal and lobbying services (25 percent of industry money), health services (14 percent), and technology (10 percent), a pattern that aligns with the sectors represented among his individual employed donors. No stock trade disclosures are on file for the reporting period.
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Merkley (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Merkley voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Merkley's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
corporation
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
corporation
PROGRESS FOR OREGON
PAC
BLUE SENATE 2026
PAC
PAULSON COLETTI
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Jeff Merkley (D) voted NAY s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (32%) with 8187 active lobbying filings
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment firms and depository institutions. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) voted NAY on s1582-119. Securities & Investment represents 32.3% of Merkley's identifiable donor base ($2.04M, ranking #3 in his party), and companies in this industry filed 8,187 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Jeff Merkley (D) voted NAY hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (32%) with 8187 active lobbying filing
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales information to tax authorities, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) voted NAY on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors represent 32.3% of Merkley's identifiable donor base ($2.04M, ranking third among party members), while companies in this sector filed 8,187 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Jeff Merkley (D) voted YEA on just 1 of 4 bills classified as favoring their own donor sectors
Jeff Merkley voted in favor of 1 of 4 bills classified as favoring Technology, Labor Unions, or Securities & Investment sectors ($0.18M–$0.14M in tracked contributions), representing 25% alignment with bills an AI classifier judged would benefit his top donor sectors. For example, he voted against SJRES28-119, a resolution disapproving a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that the classifier identified as favoring the Technology sector.
LEGISLATION
5 sponsored
COMMITTEES
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.

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Peter Welch
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