Republican David Brock Smith is running for U.S. Senate in Oregon’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The Secretary of State’s general-election filings list Smith, Jeff Merkley (Democratic and Working Families), Gary Lyndon Dye (Libertarian) and Chris Henry (Progressive and Pacific Green) as qualified candidates.
In his campaign biography, Smith describes himself as a small-business owner from southwest Oregon who worked in his family’s Port & Starboard restaurant in Port Orford. He lists service on a chamber of commerce, school board, city council and county commission, and as a state representative and state senator.
His campaign platform calls for supporting small businesses, opposing new taxes and reducing unnecessary government spending and fraud. He supports law enforcement and consequences for repeat offenders.
Smith advocates drug and mental-health treatment for people experiencing homelessness and opposes permanent street camping. On wildfire and natural resources, he supports active forest management and fuel reduction, connecting those policies with rural employment and timber supplies.
These positions come from Smith’s campaign materials. No submitted Surround Sound Media questionnaire response was identified for this profile.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
