Hitting the streets for Merkley!

Posted by Carla Axtman on February 25, 2008

Droves of energized and excited Merkley supporters came together on Saturday to hit neighborhoods in Portland to spread the word about Jeff Merkley's campaign for U.S. Senate!

Supporters talked to hundreds of people on an absolutely beautiful Oregon day, spreading Jeff's message for change. We talked about health care, veterans, jobs and education--the day was a great success!

Jeff Merkley is about the politics of possibility. It was a perfect day to get out and talk about how Jeff Merkley will bring together Democrats, Progressives and Oregonians to dramatically change the direction of our nation.

Thanks to all those who spent their Saturday afternoon, doing this incredibly important work to bring change to the U.S. Senate.

If you'd like to join us next time, please stop by and sign up! We'd love to have you!

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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.

From the Oregonian:

Merkley raced [quarter-midget cars] as a child, and once owned -- and crashed -- a Harley. He roomed with an impoverished family in Ghana as a teen, hitchhiked across Israel as a young man and went on, as he puts it, to help shut down one of Portland's worst crack alleys.

"I've lived," he says, "a pretty unconventional life."

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

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