David Brock Smith

David Brock Smith grew up in Port Orford, Oregon, a third-generation resident of what is now Senate District 1. He graduated from Pacific High School and attended SOCC and SOU. He worked in Rogue Valley restaurants before returning to run his family's restaurant in Port Orford. He served on the Port Orford-Langlois School Board, as president of the Port Orford City Council and Chamber of Commerce, and on the Curry County Board of Commissioners, including as chair. He was sworn into the Oregon House from District 1 in 2017 and served until January 2023, when he took his seat in the Oregon Senate for District 1, covering Curry County and parts of Coos and Douglas counties; he holds the title of deputy leader. In 2026 he won the May 19 Republican primary for U.S. Senate from a field of seven; the Associated Press called the race on May 22. He faces Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, who is seeking a fourth term, on November 3.