{"id":614,"date":"2023-06-13T13:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T17:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:11:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Acerca de Jeff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"614\" class=\"elementor elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a3434a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a3434a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f54b14\" data-id=\"7f54b14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4f354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c4f354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Arraigado en Oreg\u00f3n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a0baf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6a0baf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc85b6\" data-id=\"1bc85b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f535a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93f535a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-232.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-627\" alt=\"Pictures of Senator Jeff Merkley.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-232.png 518w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-232-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c64cb91\" data-id=\"c64cb91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3aea3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3aea3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff es el Senador de &quot;ra\u00edces y botas&quot; de Oreg\u00f3n, llamado as\u00ed por sus profundas ra\u00edces en Oreg\u00f3n y sus botas en el suelo, viajando para reunirse con los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n en todos los rincones del estado.<\/p><p>Nacido en el pueblo maderero de Myrtle Creek, en el sur de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff pas\u00f3 sus primeros a\u00f1os en el condado de Douglas, donde su padre trabajaba como constructor de molinos, el mec\u00e1nico que mantiene en funcionamiento la maquinaria del molino. La familia se mud\u00f3 con la econom\u00eda de la madera a Roseburg y luego al condado de East Multnomah.<\/p><p>Los padres de Jeff experimentaron personalmente la gran expansi\u00f3n estadounidense de la clase media en la era posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Aunque ambos proven\u00edan de or\u00edgenes humildes, los padres de Jeff pudieron ahorrar suficiente dinero para comprar una casa modesta, llevar a sus hijos a campamentos anuales y jubilarse c\u00f3modamente despu\u00e9s de toda una vida contribuyendo a su comunidad.<\/p><p>Tambi\u00e9n le inculcaron desde peque\u00f1o el valor de la educaci\u00f3n. Cuando Jeff era joven, su padre lo llev\u00f3 a las puertas de su escuela y le dijo: \u201cSi cruzas esas puertas y trabajas duro, puedes hacer casi cualquier cosa porque somos afortunados de vivir en Estados Unidos\u201d. Esa \u00e9tica llev\u00f3 a Jeff a convertirse en uno de los mejores estudiantes de su escuela secundaria p\u00fablica y, en \u00faltima instancia, lo puso en el camino hacia la educaci\u00f3n superior. En 1979, se convirti\u00f3 en la primera persona de su familia en graduarse de la universidad.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79aa15c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79aa15c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f777a9c\" data-id=\"f777a9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e787c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e787c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4847d6\" data-id=\"e4847d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59a3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d59a3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><strong style=\"font-size: 5rem;vertical-align: top\">\u201c<\/strong> El <strong>Centro<\/strong> El lugar de donde vengo es  <\/div><div>Eso <strong>La gente com\u00fan<\/strong> Necesitar un <strong><em>Campe\u00f3n. <\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-text-transform );background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary );font-weight: 700;font-size: 5rem;vertical-align: top\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: 3rem;text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-text-transform );background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9f276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f9f276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-226.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-626\" alt=\"Senator Jeff Merkley&#039;s signature.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-226.png 341w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-226-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdd6a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdd6a90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a839d98\" data-id=\"a839d98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc67ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc67ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Trabajando para la gente<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-16770a0 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16770a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3783f9\" data-id=\"b3783f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b61221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b61221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff hab\u00eda obtenido la admisi\u00f3n a la universidad en base a su fortaleza en matem\u00e1ticas, pero cuando lleg\u00f3 al campus, sinti\u00f3 curiosidad por otras materias y estudi\u00f3 un poco de todo. Mientras se enfrentaba a un dilema sobre lo que pod\u00eda hacer para hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, alguien le sugiri\u00f3 que pasara un verano como pasante en el Capitolio para el senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Mark Hatfield. Cautivado por el servicio p\u00fablico, Jeff trabaj\u00f3 en un restaurante sirviendo mesas y lavando platos para extender su tiempo en DC<\/p><p>Fue durante esa pasant\u00eda formativa con Hatfield y el a\u00f1o siguiente en DC que vio el enorme impacto que pod\u00eda tener la pol\u00edtica p\u00fablica: una buena pol\u00edtica ayuda a millones de personas, mientras que una mala pol\u00edtica perjudica a millones de personas.<\/p><p>Despu\u00e9s de que Jeff complet\u00f3 sus estudios, regres\u00f3 a DC para trabajar en algunos de los temas pol\u00edticos m\u00e1s importantes de la \u00e9poca: el desarme nuclear y el gasto militar. Tambi\u00e9n conoci\u00f3 a su futura esposa, Mary Sorteberg, mientras ella trabajaba en un refugio para personas sin hogar en DC como parte del Cuerpo de Voluntarios Luteranos.<\/p><p>A medida que avanzaba el tiempo de Jeff en DC, sinti\u00f3 un impulso de regresar a Oreg\u00f3n. Sin embargo, averiguar lo que har\u00eda fue una lucha, como dice Jeff: &quot;No hab\u00eda un gran mercado para los analistas de pol\u00edtica nuclear en Oreg\u00f3n&quot;. Pero Jeff comenz\u00f3 a trabajar como voluntario en Habitat for Humanity de Oreg\u00f3n y pronto fue contratado como director ejecutivo de Portland Area Habitat, y luego desarroll\u00f3 viviendas asequibles para otra organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a20e06\" data-id=\"9a20e06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e039ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e039ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-233-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-652\" alt=\"Pictures of Senator Jeff Merkley and his family.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-233-1.png 558w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Group-233-1-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb60e14 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb60e14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d699bae\" data-id=\"d699bae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b200fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b200fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Jeff worked to create \u201ca decent home in a decent community for every family,\u201d he began to see that many of the problems their residents were facing couldn\u2019t be solved by non-profits alone\u2014it was going to take action from elected officials. After a frustrating meeting in which he found that many city councilors were more interested in promoting downtown development than addressing affordable housing, he had a realization: maybe he could be more effective if he was on the other side of the table.<\/p><p>En 1998, Jeff se postul\u00f3 para la legislatura estatal y fue elegido para representar al mismo vecindario obrero en el que creci\u00f3. En la legislatura, luch\u00f3 para que las familias tuvieran la oportunidad de prosperar, y en 2007, fue elegido para servir como presidente . Bajo su liderazgo, la legislatura de Oreg\u00f3n aprob\u00f3 una agenda que inclu\u00eda el primer fondo de emergencia del estado, la ampliaci\u00f3n del acceso a medicamentos recetados asequibles, la protecci\u00f3n de los habitantes LGBTQ+ de Oreg\u00f3n contra la discriminaci\u00f3n y la expulsi\u00f3n definitiva del estado de los prestamistas abusivos del d\u00eda de pago. Al a\u00f1o siguiente, fue elegido para el mismo esca\u00f1o en el Senado de los EE. UU. que una vez ocup\u00f3 su primer mentor de pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas, Mark Hatfield.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/legislative-priorities\/\"><strong>Obtenga m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre las prioridades legislativas de Jeff en el Senado de los Estados Unidos.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3032c2e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3032c2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e00a189\" data-id=\"e00a189\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cff8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31cff8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/062221-JS6-585.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-625\" alt=\"Senator Jeff Merkley speaking at a podium with the seal of the U.S. Senate on the front.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/062221-JS6-585.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/062221-JS6-585-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/062221-JS6-585-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/062221-JS6-585-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d98a492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d98a492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13fd696\" data-id=\"13fd696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f959ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f959ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Enfrent\u00e1ndose a los poderosos<br>Entregar para la gente<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22058b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22058b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc2ac7\" data-id=\"0fc2ac7\" 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Pero sus vecinos de hoy tienen un camino mucho m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil hacia un futuro m\u00e1s brillante que \u00e9l, porque durante d\u00e9cadas los poderosos y privilegiados se han enfrentado a los trabajadores estadounidenses.<\/p><p>Jeff basa su trabajo en la lucha por las cuatro bases para que las familias trabajadoras prosperen: atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, vivienda, educaci\u00f3n y empleos bien remunerados. Todos los d\u00edas, Jeff se enfrenta a los poderosos, aquellos que ya tienen riqueza, influencia y privilegios, para volver a poner el poder y las oportunidades en manos de la gente.<\/p><p>Jeff cree en usar las ideas y los comentarios de las personas que viven en todos los rincones de Oreg\u00f3n para dar forma a su trabajo en Washington, DC. Todos los a\u00f1os lleva a cabo una conversaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica para cada uno de los 36 condados del estado (m\u00e1s de 500 asambleas p\u00fablicas y contando) y utiliza esas conversaciones. para entregar a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n. Los desaf\u00edos que escucha de la gente de Oreg\u00f3n, desde el caos clim\u00e1tico hasta la vivienda asequible, la salud mental y el cuidado infantil, dan forma a los proyectos de ley que escribe y los votos que emite.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JKaS6wZacBA\">Hear from Jeff about just some of the progress he made for Oregon in 2024.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeb20a8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeb20a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7a8a15\" data-id=\"e7a8a15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3211fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3211fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff es miembro del Comit\u00e9 de Asignaciones, donde preside el Subcomit\u00e9 de Interior, Medio Ambiente y Agencias Relacionadas; el Comit\u00e9 de Medio Ambiente y Obras P\u00fablicas, donde preside el Subcomit\u00e9 de Seguridad Qu\u00edmica, Gesti\u00f3n de Residuos, Justicia Ambiental y Supervisi\u00f3n Regulatoria; el Comit\u00e9 de Presupuesto; el Comit\u00e9 de Reglas; y el Comit\u00e9 de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado. Tambi\u00e9n es copresidente de la Comisi\u00f3n Ejecutiva del Congreso sobre China.<\/p><p>Jeff y Mary han estado casados por m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os y tienen dos hijos, Brynne y Jonathan. Viven en el este de Portland con dos airedale terriers: Roxy, que preside con dignidad en sus elevados a\u00f1os; y Lila, que crea el m\u00e1ximo caos como el cachorro en la casa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rooted In Oregon Jeff is Oregon\u2019s \u201croots and boots\u201d Senator\u2014called that because of his deep Oregon roots and\u202fhis boots on the ground, traveling to meet with Oregonians in every corner of the state. 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