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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
11
/ 100
F
Raw: 10 of 90 dynamic max
· 45 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
2/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
8/ 40
National Rank
#4,645 of 8,776 · bottom 47.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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📍 Local district offices (6)
Baker City, OR · 541-278-1129 · 1705 Main St., Suite 504 97814
Bend, OR · 541-318-1298 · 131 NW Hawthorne Ave., Suite 208 97703
Eugene, OR · 541-465-6750 · 405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2010 97401
Medford, OR · 541-608-9102 · 10 South Bartlett St., Suite 201 97501
Portland, OR · 503-326-3386 · 121 SW Salmon St., Suite 1400 97204
Salem, OR · 503-362-8102 · 500 Liberty St. SE, Suite 320 97301
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Lutheran
Education: Stanford University (BA International Relations), Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School (MPA)
Birthplace: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
Background: Former Oregon House Speaker and Habitat for Humanity executive. Presidential management fellow at Pentagon and CBO. World Affairs Council director. In Senate since 2009.
NRA Rating: F
X / Twitter: @SenJeffMerkley
Senator since 2009. Heritage Action 0% current, 9% lifetime. NRA F rated. Former Oregon House Speaker. Pro-choice. Supports assault weapons ban. Supports DREAM Act and pathway to citizenship. Strong climate advocate. Wife Mary was a Lutheran Volunteer Corps worker. Progressive caucus ally.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
A consistent pro-abortion-access senator who joined the full Senate Democratic caucus in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 to guarantee a federal right to abortion nationwide, and championed legislation to repeal the Comstock Act — rejecting any personhood-from-conception standard.
- U.S. SenateOfficial
- U.S. SenateOfficial
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Signed a joint letter with 40+ Senate colleagues demanding that no anti-LGBTQ+ provisions appear in must-pass government funding legislation, actively opposing any policy limits on LGBTQ+ promotion — the opposite of the rubric's standard.
- U.S. SenateOfficial
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
1 claim
A gun-control advocate who supports universal background checks and restrictions on semi-automatic weapons; GovTrack's 2024 analysis ranked him among the most politically-left senators overall, consistent with his F-rated gun policy record.
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
- GovTrack.usReference
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
TRUE (+2)
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