Merkley/Obama unite in Eugene! (with pictures)
Posted by Carla Axtman on March 22, 2008
When Democratic Presidential candidates roll into Oregon, it's always exciting. When it's a candidate whose kinetic energy has helped to inspire a whole new generation of voters, it's a political rock concert!
(photos courtesy of Terry Holvey)
Jeff and his wife Mary had a few minutes to meet and chat with Barack Obama at last night's Eugene rally. Jeff has endorsed Senator Obama for President.
As with his other stops, Obama lit up huge crowds as he kicked off the Oregon trail leg of his presidential primary run.
Jeff Merkley and Barack Obama: Two great candidates, working to unite Oregonians and all Americans to change "politics as usual" in Washington D.C.!
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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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Great pics! I look forward to Obama and Merkley working together to pass progressive legislation in 2009!
nice work, man