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Jeff Merkley's campaign has released a new ad firing back at Gordon Smith’s false attacks on Jeff Merkley.

Gordon Smith is rated as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the country and he is already resorting to desperate tactics.

Jeff Merkley led historic bipartisan ethics reform to ban gifts from lobbyists, close the revolving door for legislators, and restore the independent Ethics Commission.

Gordon Smith, on the other hand, has opposed ethics reforms and fought for the special interests who bankroll his campaign.

Posted May 3, 2008

Jeff Merkley was born in the small town of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, the son of a sawmill worker. He's fought hard for working families in Oregon and he's ready to help lead America.

As Oregon's Speaker of the House, Jeff Merkley led one of the most effective, efficient and progressive legislative sessions in Oregon's history - with big achievements for schools, ethics, health care, jobs, alternative energy, and protections for working families.

Discover why Jeff Merkley is ready to lead.

Read the Oregonian profile of Jeff Merkley's life before politics.

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