Jeff Merkley

Jeffrey Alan Merkley is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1999 to 2009 as the representative for the 47th district in the Oregon House of Representatives, which covers central Multnomah County on the eastern side of Portland; he was the speaker of the House during the last two years of his tenure.

24 October 1956

Born on the same birth day (24 October): Al Feldstein • Cheryl Studer • Diane Guthrie-Gresham • Eliza Taylor • Eric Hosmer • Gilbert Bécaud • Jeff Mangum • Joe L. Evins • Mark Grant (baseball) • Marrion Gopez • Matthew Amoah • Melvin Purvis • Michelle Lujan Grisham • Peter O'Connor (athlete) • Stephen Resnick

Born in the same month (October 1956): Allan Evans (footballer) • Beth Daniel • Brian Sutter • Bruce Weber (basketball) • Didier Theys • John Chavis (American football) • Martin Taylor (guitarist) • Meg Rosoff • Pat McCrory • Rita Wilson • Sherri Turner • Taur Matan Ruak • Theresa May • Ümit Besen