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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Senator · Oregon

Jeff
Merkley

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2021–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

Senate

Years in Congress

17.4y

Since 2009

Bills sponsored

1225

All time

Bills cosponsored

4868

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

294

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 1225 bills all time · Cosponsored: 4868 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

18 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

Joint

Joint Committee on Printing

Member

Senate

Senate Committee on Appropriations

Member

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Member

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Member

Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Ranking member

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Member

Energy and Water Development

Member

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Member

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Member

Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight

Ranking member

Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety

Member

Transportation and Infrastructure

Member

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Member

Africa and Global Health Policy

Member

East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy

Member

Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues

Member

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Member

Senate Committee on the Budget

Ranking member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 0 staffers

Staff · 0

No current staff on record.

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 212 staffers · 82 interns

Alumni staff · 212· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Mirvat Abdelhag	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Sep 30, 2013 to Oct 4, 2013
Tedros Abraham	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2014 to Jul 8, 2016
Katarina Abrams	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Sep 26, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Adeola O. Adesina	POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 15, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
Ausan Y. Aleryani	FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR	Aug 16, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Amy W. Amrhein	SOUTHERN OREGON FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2020
Adrian Anderson	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jul 23, 2012 to Feb 7, 2014
Alexis M. Anderson	DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL	Nov 7, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Mitra Rebecca Anoushiravani	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 6, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Christopher T. Arneson	DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC POLICY	Nov 5, 2023 to Nov 5, 2023
Jeanne P. Atkins	STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 15, 2015
Amelia A. Bacher	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 19, 2018 to Dec 10, 2021
Emily M. Baker	STAFF ASSISTANT/PRESS ASSISTANT	Mar 8, 2022 to Oct 4, 2023
Serena Miller Baserman	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2023 to Aug 9, 2024
Donna M. Bath	EASTERN NEVADA REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 9, 2014 to Sep 30, 2014
Jeremiah D. Baumann	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 16, 2018
Timur K. Baytok	DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Apr 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2025
Amelia A. Bell	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 30, 2012
Johnell M. Bell	FIELD DIRECTOR	Jun 29, 2015 to Mar 5, 2019
Katherine Q. Bellino	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Nov 29, 2021 to Mar 31, 2023
Justin L. Bennett	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 2, 2021
Jordan C. Bice	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2013 to May 22, 2014
Dahna R. Black	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 4, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Meredith M. Booker	POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 27, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Marielle F. Bossio	STAFF ASSISTANT / DRIVER	Jan 11, 2018 to Jul 17, 2019
Julia G. Brunner	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2024 to Jun 27, 2025
Caitlin C. Buchanan	POLICY ADVISOR	Aug 10, 2021 to Mar 31, 2023
Eleanor H. Van Buren	CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT	Jul 10, 2018 to Nov 15, 2018
Allison M. Burke	STATE OFFICE MANAGER	Apr 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Erika Calderon	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2016 to May 5, 2017
Austin S. Calvo	DEPUTY SCHEDULER & ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 25, 2024 to May 28, 2025
Ming M. Canaday	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 22, 2017 to Apr 1, 2018
Courtney Cannell	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2020 to Apr 2, 2021
Metzin A. Rodriguez Cardoso	STAFF ASSISTANT AND DRIVER	Aug 9, 2021 to Mar 1, 2023
Anna G. Carey	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 30, 2017 to Nov 22, 2017
Colby G. Carpenter	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 1, 2022
Alexandra M. Carter	STAFF ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2016 to Nov 16, 2017
Whitney G. Navarro Castillo	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2025
Matthew A. Celentano	STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 13, 2012 to Nov 16, 2012
Philip Chang	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 7, 2014 to Nov 3, 2017
Gavin R. Coble	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 12, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Eric J. Cole	STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 13, 2012 to Jan 15, 2014
Elizabeth Claire Cooney	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Dec 10, 2012 to Sep 4, 2015
Joel C. Corcoran	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR & STATE COUNSEL	Oct 1, 2014 to Oct 1, 2019
Marylu Cortez	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 13, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Katherine C. Cottrell	STAFF ASSISTANT / DRIVER	Apr 8, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021
Courtney W. Crowell	STATE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2014 to Sep 16, 2016
Angela R. Crowley-Koch	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 5, 2012
Rebecca N. Damante	POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 23, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Alexa Damis-Wulff	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2015 to Aug 9, 2018
Morgan C. Darby	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jul 14, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Alexander Drury Davis	STAFF ASSISTANT	Aug 26, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Lauren H. Denham	STAFF ASSISTANT/PRESS ASSISTANT	Nov 6, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Adrian Deveny	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2017 to Feb 10, 2019
Conor F. Donlevy	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 15, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
John D. Draxler	STAFF ASSISTANT	Aug 3, 2015 to Apr 14, 2017
James J. Dunphy	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2011 to Jun 11, 2015
Julie E. Edwards	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 25, 2013
Elizabeth M. Eickelberg	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Mar 2, 2015 to Oct 28, 2016
Sharon A. Ellis	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 25, 2012 to Aug 15, 2015
Elizabeth Emery	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 30, 2021 to Jul 12, 2023
Kayti Fan	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2011 to Feb 13, 2012
Trevor R. Fechter	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 7, 2019 to Mar 31, 2019
Kelly Fitzpatrick	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 4, 2016 to Sep 3, 2018
Daniel C. Flanagan	SENIOR ADVISOR	Oct 7, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
Courtney L. Flathers	EUGENE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 25, 2017 to May 5, 2022
Marley R. Forest	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 17, 2021
Sophia W. Francia	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Ellen C. Freedman	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2014 to May 22, 2015
Joshua C. Freeman	STAFF / PRESS ASSISTANT	Jul 26, 2021 to Feb 9, 2022
Kaitlin B. Gaffney	SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2017 to Oct 11, 2019
William B. Gamez	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 25, 2012 to Mar 1, 2016
Kathryn D. Gauthier	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017
Iris I Godfrey	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 27, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Carrie L. Gooch	PRESS ASSISTANT	Dec 10, 2018 to Dec 21, 2018
Sarah J. Gordon	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 15, 2020 to Sep 29, 2020
Andrew J. Green	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 24, 2014
Christina Gregg	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 1, 2013
Claire R. Griffin	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 1, 2012
Mitzi Fanny Guzman-Islas	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 13, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Edward D. Hall	LABOR LIAISON	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 5, 2016
Mickey C. Harvey	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2024 to Jul 15, 2025
Maribeth Healey	DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 8, 2013
Joshua V Heath	DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS	Feb 7, 2013 to Feb 6, 2014
Kari M. Herinckx	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 7, 2019 to Apr 15, 2022
Benjamin F. Hier	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 1, 2013
Christian E. Hill	DEPUTY SCHEDULER & ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Logan Lawrence Hollers	POLICY ADVISOR & COUNSEL	Oct 1, 2020 to Apr 6, 2021
Elizabeth Donovan Hood	DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING	May 1, 2023 to Mar 1, 2025
Kelli A. Horvath	FIELD DIRECTOR	Jul 9, 2019 to Nov 1, 2021
Sara M. Hottman	STATE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STRATEGIST	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021
Allison D. Hunn	POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 17, 2020 to Nov 28, 2021
Cristen C. Hyde	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 2, 2019 to Apr 2, 2021
Andrew E. Jauhiainen	STAFF ASSISTANT / DRIVER	Sep 22, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Stacey Renee Jochimsen	STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Susanna K. Julber	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to May 2, 2014
Karl T. Kahambwe	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 22, 2021 to Jul 11, 2022
Amber Anne Kelsall	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 3, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Jessica H. Keys	SENIOR NATIONAL RESOURCES ADVISOR AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Thomas J. Kim	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 9, 2024
Adam M. Kohnstamm	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 5, 2012
Justin Robert Krakoff	DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Feb 26, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Janine M. Kritschgau	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 10, 2021
Vikram Kulkarni	DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Apr 1, 2012 to Nov 19, 2013
Caroline M. Kuritzkes	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2020 to Jun 10, 2022
Arianne Z. Lakra	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 12, 2017 to Nov 6, 2017
Gustavo A. Guerrero Landeros	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 20, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Emily S. Lara	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 13, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Joshua Laurente	STATE SCHEDULER/ASSISTANT TO STATE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 11, 2020
Jeffrey A. Levensaler	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 8, 2013
Susan L. Lexer	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 22, 2011 to Sep 30, 2014
Regina L. Logan	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2023 to Jul 9, 2024
Scott D. Maguire	STATE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2021
Daniel Robert Mahr	LABOR ADVISOR & FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2020 to Nov 1, 2023
Paola A. Marquez	POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 7, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Daphne A. McCurdy	FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR	May 10, 2021 to Jul 14, 2023
Michael J. McKiernan	SPEECHWRITER	Apr 1, 2022 to May 20, 2023
Martina K. McLennan	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 1, 2024
Matthew J. McNally	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ADVISOR	Mar 25, 2013 to Apr 25, 2014
Andrew Clark Miller	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2012 to Feb 12, 2013
Bethany K. Miller	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2014 to Feb 2, 2015
Anthony M. Mitchell	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Nov 26, 2018 to Mar 7, 2020
Elvia Montoya	POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2019 to Mar 3, 2023
Jamie N. Moore	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Feb 22, 2016 to Mar 31, 2016
Vladimir Salas Moreno	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Anabel Moreno-Mendez	CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT	Jun 17, 2019 to Aug 9, 2019
Loren S.k. Mullen	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Apr 6, 2015 to Jun 10, 2016
Terrell D. Mwetta	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2020 to Jun 25, 2021
Jagjit S. Nagra	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Nov 2, 2015 to Aug 1, 2019
Loren E. Naldoza	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2020 to Aug 7, 2020
Peter B. Narby	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2017 to May 30, 2018
Jodi A. Niehoff	ADMINISTRATIVE AND CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2013 to Oct 2, 2018
Elyce M.t. Nollette	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 19, 2012 to Feb 1, 2012
Emilee M. Ohia-Peralta	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 1, 2016 to Jul 5, 2017
Jacob A. Oken-Berg	SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2020 to Sep 8, 2021
Lauren Oppenheimer	SENIOR ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2018 to Dec 23, 2019
Allison Ordman	PRESS ASSISTANT	Apr 21, 2014 to Sep 12, 2014
Jorge Jimenez Orsini	OPERATIONS ASSISTANT	May 20, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Michael Osborn-Grosso	INVESTIGATOR	Nov 5, 2023 to Nov 5, 2023
Dmitri L. K. Palmateer	BUSINESS LIAISON	Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 21, 2011
Kyung J. Park	STATE OFFICE MANAGER	Mar 15, 2021 to Sep 1, 2022
Richard W. Parker	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021
Nicholas J. Pataki	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 31, 2011
Patricia K. Peebles	STATE SCHEDULER	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 8, 2019
Kathryn E. Peterson	DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 26, 2024
Katie E. Peterson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Sarah Pierle	STATE OFFICE MANAGER	Oct 11, 2022 to Jun 28, 2023
Jennifer B. Piorkowski	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 21, 2022
Molly J. Prescott	OREGON PRESS SECRETARY	Mar 21, 2022 to Aug 14, 2025
Jessica A. Presley	DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY	Jun 18, 2018 to Mar 15, 2019
James F. Puerini	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 3, 2014 to Jan 7, 2016
Katherine P. Quigley	DEPUTY SCHEDULER	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2011
Jamal A. Raad	PRESS SECRETARY AND NEW MEDIA DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2012 to Mar 14, 2014
Louis Reckford	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2017 to Jun 3, 2019
Sophia W. Roberts	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 29, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
Scott E. Rosenthal	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 31, 2013
Emily E. Rossi	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Apr 29, 2019 to Aug 7, 2020
Margaret A.b. Rousseau	DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 28, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Trevor H. Ryon	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019
Nathan P. Sansone	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 1, 2025 to May 30, 2025
Bawornluck Sasiphong	DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING	Feb 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Samuel J. Satterfield	COMMUNICATION AND OPERATIONS AIDE	Oct 1, 2020 to Jun 4, 2021
Elizabeth C. Scheeler	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to May 30, 2015
Sara A. Schmitt	OUTREACH DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Jordan H. Schott	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2023 to Jul 17, 2024
Benjamin B. Schreiber	DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY AND COUNSEL	Oct 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025
Deborah S. Scroggin	STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 7, 2012
David Z. Seide	SENIOR ADVISOR	Oct 4, 2019 to Oct 11, 2019
Max H. Seifert	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Mar 28, 2022 to May 19, 2023
Christopher L. Sellers	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 2, 2014 to Jul 8, 2016
Brent Davis Seto	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Mikaela R. Shea	TEMPORARY CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT	Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022
Marcus J. Siegel	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 5, 2015
Lucas W.b. Smith	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Susan Lexer Smith	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2015 to Jan 8, 2016
Adrian F. Snead	COUNSEL AND MILITARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2016 to Apr 7, 2017
Matthew J Squeri	FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 12, 2021
Jessica A. Stevens	STATE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2014 to Jun 6, 2025
Julia F. Stone	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 4, 2019 to Nov 9, 2021
Samaura D. Stone	COMMUNITY LIAISON	Feb 16, 2012 to Jan 2, 2015
Katherine Anne Cohn Stuntz	DIGITAL DIRECTOR AND PRESS ASSISTANT	Aug 1, 2016 to Jan 28, 2018
Tara J. Palmer Stutsman	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2021
Margaret Rousseau Sunstrum	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025
Marcelene M. Sutter	DIGITAL DIRECTOR AND SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Hanna L. Sweet	POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 7, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Rafael T. Swit	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 8, 2020 to Aug 28, 2020
Safa K. Syed	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 17, 2023
Jackson Richard Thein	POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 5, 2023
Che V Thomas	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 21, 2021 to Oct 1, 2021
Courtney C. Thompson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 17, 2011
Jamie Moore Thorlin	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2017 to Nov 21, 2017
Matthew A. Traylor	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2025
Laura L. Updegrove	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2018 to Jan 19, 2021
John S. Valley	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 2, 2014
Carly J. Vandegrift	CHIEF OF STAFF	Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
Karen L. Wagner	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 18, 2015 to Feb 1, 2018
Benjamin A. Ward	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR & DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS	Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 21, 2021
Rebecca C. Ward	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2015 to Aug 7, 2019
Olivia M. Weiss	STAFF ASSISTANT / DRIVER	Apr 17, 2023 to Jun 4, 2025
Michael A. Westling	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2011 to May 20, 2011
Bernard J. Westlund III	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2017 to May 1, 2022
Daniel J. Whelan	NATURAL RESOURCES LIAISON & FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2012 to Jul 8, 2016
William L. White	SENIOR ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013
Oliver Williams	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Aug 12, 2024 to Aug 15, 2025
Kiley Ruth Wilson	CORRESPONDENT ASSISTANT	Apr 14, 2017 to May 31, 2017
Olivia B. Woods	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2018 to Oct 15, 2021
Caitlin Buchanan Yntema	POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2023 to Sep 6, 2024
Jemma D. York	SPEECH WRITER	Apr 20, 2015 to Apr 29, 2016
Raymond F. Zaccaro	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/SENIOR ADVISOR	Oct 1, 2020 to Jan 21, 2022
Michael S. Zamore	CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2023
Alessandra I Zizzo	CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT	May 16, 2017 to Jun 16, 2017
Michael Andrew Zwolinski	SPEECHWRITER	Jul 10, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025

Alumni interns · 82· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Odalis Aguilar Aguilar	INTERN	Sep 16, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019
Rebecca Aliya Auerbach	INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 15, 2023
Nicolas P. Avendano	INTERN	Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021
Anna Grey Bedenbaugh	INTERN	Feb 3, 2025 to Feb 17, 2025
Elizabeth R. Beltran	PAID INTERN	Sep 18, 2018 to Oct 15, 2018
Hunter D. Buen	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 15, 2021
Selva Vittoria Busetto	INTERN	Oct 23, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023
Erin E. Butler	PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020
Nolan E. Bylenga	INTERN	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 15, 2021
Kassamira G. Carter-Howard	INTERN - PAID	Sep 28, 2017 to Oct 1, 2017
Maria K. Casas	PAID INTERN	Apr 16, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Taylor A. Cole	INTERN	Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 15, 2023
Sophie J. Davenport	INTERN	Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 13, 2024
Luz C. Dominguez Dejesus	INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 15, 2023
Juanita R. Dominguez	PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020
Sofie B. Fashana	PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2022 to Jul 15, 2022
Gabrielle A. Fechter	INTERN	Sep 16, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019
Brendan A. Fugere	INTERN	Sep 16, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019
Katarina M. Grealish	INTERN	Jun 6, 2023 to Jun 20, 2023
Raul Marquez Guerrero	PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2018 to Jul 15, 2018
Lauren A. Haines	INTERN	Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021
Maximus Herrera	INTERN	Nov 16, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
Lydia Tiel Heye	INTERN	Jun 1, 2019 to Jun 15, 2019
Brice Hoerauf	INTERN	Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Monica Iglesias	INTERN	Nov 16, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
Hayes L. Ingraham	DEPUTY CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTOR/INTERN SUPERVISOR	Apr 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2025
Molly M. Izer	INTERN	Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 15, 2022
Julio C. Jaquez	INTERN	Jul 1, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019
Tara J. Kroft	INTERN	Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 15, 2023
Aeron L. Lerch	INTERN	Jan 9, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
Jackie Liang	INTERN	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 15, 2021
Elijah C. Lien	INTERN	Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 15, 2022
Adriana Escorcia Lopez	INTERN	Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021
Dylann Loverro	INTERN	Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Olivia M. Lufkin	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Lesly Maldonado	INTERN	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025
Hannah Leah Marians	INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 15, 2023
Keegan Masterson	PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 15, 2022
William R. McCoy	PAID INTERN	Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 15, 2022
Brenda G. Garcia Millan	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020
Jordan A. Montovino	INTERN	Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 30, 2024
Carlos N. Moreno-Vega	INTERN	Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 29, 2023
Dieudonne J. Mundy	INTERN	Jun 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2017
Giselle Naranjo-Cruz	INTERN	Jun 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2016
Gissel Narvaez-Santiago	INTERN	Sep 10, 2024 to Oct 11, 2024
Sydney Rg Navas	INTERN	Apr 5, 2023 to Apr 19, 2023
Zakiya A. Newman	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Hailey A. Nicholas	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2017 to Feb 15, 2017
Ismael Ochoa	INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 15, 2023
Nicholas C. Owen	PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020
Amanda Padgett	INTERN	Jun 13, 2024 to Jul 13, 2024
Anthony Pandolfo	LEGISLATIVE INTERN	Jun 2, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
Marie T. Papathanasopoulos	INTERN	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 15, 2024
Yena C. Perice	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Shanequa R. Perini	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Emily R. Pieper	SCHOLARSHIP INTERN	Jul 1, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019
Lucas B. Rigsby	INTERN	Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 2024
Fatima Rios-Nungaray	INTERN	Apr 2, 2024 to Apr 15, 2024
Nia R. Roberts	PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020
Bella W. Royer	INTERN	Jun 12, 2023 to Jun 26, 2023
Shane S. Ruyle	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Destiny N. Ryan	INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Vanessa L. Sanders	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2019
Eliette L. Schulte	INTERN	Sep 16, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019
Kendy M. Schwing	INTERN	Sep 27, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023
Sanaa A. Shareef	INTERN	Jan 16, 2020 to Jan 31, 2020
Berenice Vargas Sierra	PAID INTERN	Sep 18, 2018 to Oct 15, 2018
Emma Singleton	INTERN	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025
Andrew W. Skurnik	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Sarah E. Steele	INTERN	Sep 16, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Elizabeth V. Teays	INTERN	Nov 7, 2023 to Nov 14, 2023
Kate Agnes Thomas	INTERN	Jun 8, 2020 to Sep 30, 2020
Austin C. Trotter	INTERN	Sep 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025
Liliana Hernandez Vazquez	INTERN	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Karina Ramirez Velazquez	INTERN	Jun 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Demarcus L. Walker	PAID INTERN	Apr 20, 2020 to Sep 18, 2020
Eleanor A. White	INTERN	Jan 23, 2025 to Feb 7, 2025
Tyler J. White	PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019
Summer M. Wildbill	INTERN	Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025
Cheyenne Klamath Williamson	PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 15, 2021
Tenzin Yangchen	PAID INTERN	Apr 16, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Alisha H. Zhao	PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

2 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Aug 10, 2025 to Aug 17, 2025

Pending

Unknown

Member Reimbursed Travel

Unknown

Jun 23, 2023 to Jul 1, 2023

Pending

Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2027

Senate · Oregon

Democratic

2021

Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2021

Senate · Oregon

Democratic

2015

Jan 6, 2009 to Jan 3, 2015

Senate · Oregon

Democratic

2009

Career compensation across 3 roles · $2,523,000 total tracked.

JeffMerkley

Legislative Activity

Legislative Activity

Committees

Committees

Office & Staff

Office & Staff

Staff Alumni

Staff Alumni

Travel & Disclosures

Travel & Disclosures

Tenure

Tenure

Jeff
Merkley