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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_Oregon
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1956-10-24
October 24, 1956
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon,_USA
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:2014_U._S._Senate_election_in_Oregon
gptkb:2020_U._S._Senate_election_in_Oregon
2008 U. S. Senate election in Oregon
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Banking,_Housing,_and_Urban_Affairs_Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Oregon's_4th_congressional_district
gptkb:Oregon's_5th_congressional_district
gptkb:Oregon's_1st_congressional_district
gptkb:Oregon's_3rd_congressional_district
gptkb:Oregon's_2nd_congressional_district
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_Oregon
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gptkbp:election_year
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gptkb:2008
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2020
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Caucasian
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Jeffrey_Alan_Merkley
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jeff Merkley
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gptkbp:image
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Jeff Merkley official photo.jpg
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gptkbp:known_for
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Progressive policies
Support for LGBTQ+ rights
Support for education reform
Support for education funding
Advocating for healthcare reform
Opposition to corporate influence in politics
Support for civil rights
Support for healthcare reform
Advocating for climate action
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Chuck_Schumer
gptkb:Harry_Reid
gptkb:Mitch_Mc_Connell
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkb:Green_New_Deal
gptkb:For_the_People_Act
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Advancement_Act
gptkb:DREAM_Act
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gptkbp:office_held
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_career
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:position
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
Oregon State Representative
Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Gordon_L._Smith
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gptkbp:president
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January 3, 2009
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
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gptkbp:signature
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Merkley signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_O._Merkley
Mary Merkley
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Oregon
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gptkbp:term_start
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January 3, 2009
2009-01-20
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.merkley.senate.gov
merkley.senate.gov
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkb:Joe_Biden
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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