Merkley: Obama will fight special interests

Posted by Carla Axtman on April 2, 2008

Jeff Merkley joined a group of Oregon leaders today to declare support for Senator Barack Obama for President.

Jeff spoke about Senator Obama's bold vision and experience. Like Jeff Merkley, Obama has pledged to fight special interests, end the personal attacks and destruction and work to put our nation back on track.

Read more about the press conference and Jeff's appearance at the Oregonian politics blog.

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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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