David Brock Smith

ROregon State Senator, District 1 (since 2023)

David Brock Smith is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. He is a sitting Oregon state senator who previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives.[4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAs an Oregon state legislator, served on the House and Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Energy and Environment committees across multiple sessions (2017-2024), including as vice chair of the House Energy and Environment Committee (2021-2022).[4]

Background

  • Born in Port Orford, Oregon; earned an associate degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College and Southern Oregon University; worked in the culinary industry.[4]
  • Served as Port Orford City Council president and president of the local chamber of commerce before being elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2016; has served in the Oregon State Senate since 2023, succeeding Dallas Heard, and was elected to a full term in that seat in 2024.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $121K · spent $92K · $29K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 4.David Brock Smith · Ballotpedia Reference