David Brock Smith (Oregon state senator)

David Brock Smith

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. Senate Oregon

Oregon State Senate District 1

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Dallas Heard (R)

Prior offices:

Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Years in office: 2017 - 2023

Predecessor: Wayne Krieger (R)

Successor: Court Boice (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$43,440/year

Per diem

$178/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 19, 2026

Education

Associates

Southwestern Oregon Community College

Bachelor's

Southern Oregon University

Personal

Birthplace

Port Orford, OR

Profession

Culinary professional

Contact

Official website

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David Brock Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Smith (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oregon. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

David Smith was born in Port Orford, Oregon. Smith earned an associate degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College and Southern Oregon University. His career experience includes working in the culinary industry. Smith served as Port Orford City Council president and president of the chamber of commerce.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

• Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery Committee

2021-2022

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• House Education Committee
• House Energy and Environment Committee, Vice chair
• Joint Legislative Policy and Research Committee

2019-2020

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Land Use Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• Carbon Reduction Committee, Co-Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Early Conduct and Family Supports
• Economic Development and Trade, Vice chair
• Energy and Environment

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley (D), Jacob Ryan (D), and Paul Damian Wells (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jeff Merkley
	Submit photo	Jacob Ryan
		Paul Damian Wells

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brent Barker
	Submit photo	Deborah Brown
		David Burch
		Russell McAlmond
		Jo Rae Perkins
		Timothy Skelton
		David Brock Smith

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2024

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith defeated Lupe Preciado-McAlister in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith (R / Independent Party)	70.8	54,925
		Lupe Preciado-McAlister (D)	28.9	22,417
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,596
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith defeated Todd Vaughn, Paul Romero, and Ashley Hicks in the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith	55.8	10,872
		Todd Vaughn	29.8	5,807
		Paul Romero	8.4	1,636
	Submit photo	Ashley Hicks	5.8	1,125
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	55

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,495
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith defeated Bret Cecil in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith (R)	70.5	25,451
		Bret Cecil (D)	29.2	10,536
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	96

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,083
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Bret Cecil advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bret Cecil	96.5	4,078
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	149

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,227
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith	98.1	8,444
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	166

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,610
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith defeated Calla Felicity in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith (R)	68.9	28,125
	Submit photo	Calla Felicity (D)	31.0	12,659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	65

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,849
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Calla Felicity advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Calla Felicity	97.4	5,121
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	139

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,260
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith	99.1	9,115
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	85

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,200
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Smith cross-filed to also run as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith defeated Eldon Rollins in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith (R)	68.5	22,077
	Submit photo	Eldon Rollins (D)	31.2	10,071
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,248
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shannon Souza (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Shannon Souza advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Souza	100.0	4,423

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent David Brock Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Brock Smith	100.0	6,519

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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016. Incumbent Wayne Krieger (R) did not seek re-election.

David Brock Smith defeated Terry Brayer and Tamie Kaufman in the Oregon House of Representatives District 1 general election.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Brock Smith	59.79%	20,274
	Democratic	Terry Brayer	29.87%	10,129
	Libertarian	Tamie Kaufman	10.34%	3,507
Total Votes				33,910
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Terry Brayer ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 1 Democratic primary.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Terry Brayer  (unopposed)

David Brock Smith ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 1 Republican primary.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	David Brock Smith  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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David Brock Smith campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. Senate Oregon	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2024	Oregon State Senate District 1	Won general	$372,104	$406,954
2022	Oregon House of Representatives District 1	Won general	$142,989	$177,993
2020	Oregon House of Representatives District 1	Won general	$142,029	N/A**
2018	Oregon House of Representatives District 1	Won general	$148,013	N/A**
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 1	Won	$93,151	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Oregon

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2025.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2024.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2023.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon AFSCME — Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2022.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Oregon AFSCME — Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2021.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2020.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Stand for Children Oregon — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2019.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to conservation.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on their votes related to issues important to the organization.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2018.

• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills affecting local businesses.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on their votes related to issues important to the organization.
• SEIU 503 — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the union's priorities.
• Stand for Children Oregon — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2017.

• ACLU of Oregon — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties.
• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to conservation.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on House and Senate bills.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored based on their support of issues important to the organization.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Dallas Heard (R)	Oregon State Senate District 1 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Wayne Krieger (R)	Oregon House of Representatives District 1 2017-2023	Succeeded by Court Boice (R)

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)

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Current members of the Oregon State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Rob Wagner

Majority Leader:Kayse Jama

Minority Leader:Bruce Starr

Senators

District 1

David Smith (R)

District 2

Noah Robinson (R)

District 3

Jeff Golden (D)

District 4

Floyd Prozanski (D)

District 5

Dick Anderson (R)

District 6

Cedric Hayden (R)

District 7

James Manning (D)

District 8

Sara Gelser Blouin (D)

District 9

Fred Girod (R)

District 10

Deb Patterson (D)

District 11

Kim Thatcher (R)

District 12

Bruce Starr (R)

District 13

Courtney Neron (D)

District 14

Kate Lieber (D)

District 15

Janeen Sollman (D)

District 16

Suzanne Weber (R)

District 17

Lisa Reynolds (D)

District 18

WInsvey Campos (D)

District 19

Rob Wagner (D)

District 20

Mark Meek (D)

District 21

Kathleen Taylor (D)

District 22

Lew Frederick (D)

District 23

Khanh Pham (D)

District 24

Kayse Jama (D)

District 25

Chris Gorsek (D)

District 26

Christine Drazan (R)

District 27

Anthony Broadman (D)

District 28

Diane Linthicum (R)

District 29

Todd Nash (R)

District 30

Mike McLane (R)

Democratic Party (18)

Republican Party (12)