Merkley on the MAX
Posted by Carla Axtman on May 14, 2008
Jeff is spending mornings on the MAX this week, talking with commuting voters about the rise in gas prices. Some are attributing a spike in light rail ridership to the skyrocketing costs of fuel.
On Tuesday, Jeff teamed up with State Representative Jackie Dingfelder
KOIN 6 news covered Jeff on Tuesday at one of his MAX stops:
Check out some of the photos from Jeff's first morning of talking with MAX commuters:
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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.
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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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That's a great video of Merkley meeting with Portland commuters. He comes across as very likable and agree with him that this country needs change. Gas prices have risen while wages have stayed the same. How are regular working Americans supposed to keep up with the increased cost of health care, energy and food if their wages are stagnant? That's why we need to elect legislators like Merkley who will fight for energy independence and a living wage. We can't stay on the same course. It's obviously not working.