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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Merkley returns to his roots for campaign stop in Senate run

John Sowell

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Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The News-Review September, 19 2007 10:04 am

Merkley returns to his roots for campaign stop in Senate run

Democrat Jeff Merkley, speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, talks to an audience during a luncheon at Chi’s Garden Restaurant in Roseburg Tuesday. Merkley kicked off his campaign against incumbent Republican Sen. Gordon Smith on Monday.
Democrat Jeff Merkley, speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, talks to an audience during a luncheon at Chi’s Garden Restaurant in Roseburg Tuesday. Merkley kicked off his campaign against incumbent Republican Sen. Gordon Smith on Monday.ENLARGE
Democrat Jeff Merkley, speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, talks to an audience during a luncheon at Chi’s Garden Restaurant in Roseburg Tuesday. Merkley kicked off his campaign against incumbent Republican Sen. Gordon Smith on Monday.
MICHELLE ALAIMO / N-R staff photo
When Jeff Merkley was a child, his father took him to the steps of an elementary school and pointed to the front doors.

“He said, ‘These are th...

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