Here you will find Press Releases from your State Senator for District 1 Legislative Office. Please click on the description of the press release for the link or Click Here.

2024 Legislative Press Releases

Senator David Brock Smith and Team Secure Funding for Oregon’s Third Veterans’ Home to be Built in Roseburg 03/7/24
Strengthening Support for Survivors of Child Abuse, Domestic and Sexual Violence 03/6/24
Oregonians Win as the Oregon Senate Recriminalizes Hard Drugs through Historic Vote in Repealing/Reforming Measure 110 03/1/24
Financial Relief for Wildfire Victims Passes Oregon Senate 02/28/24
Senator Brock Smith, Representative Goodwin Introduce Amendment to Address Illegal Immigrant Fentanyl Dealers 02/27/24

Oregon Coastal Caucus Urges BOEM to Address Concerns Before Advancing Offshore Wind Projects 02/22/2024

Expanding Public Safety for Public Transit 02/21/2024

Oregon Senator David Brock Smith to Co-Chair CSG West’s Public Safety Committee 02/9/2024

Letter of Support to Texas Governor Abbott 02/6/2024
Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Awards City of Elkton $3.1 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades 02/2/2024
Oregon Legislative Coastal Caucus Letter to Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding their proposed Floating Offshore Wind 01/19/2024

 

2023 Legislative Press Releases

Senator Brock Smith Calls for a Special Legislative Session to Support Oregonians’ Desire to Repeal Measure 110 10/19/2023

Senator David Brock Smith Appointed to the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Board 09/27/2023

Senator David Brock Smith Recaps Some of the Successful Work of 2023 Legislative Session 06/30/2023

Legislation to Assist the International Port of Coos Bay’s Potential Pacific Coast Intermodal Terminal Passes the Oregon Senate with Broad Bipartisan Support 06/24/2023

Small Forestland Owners Receive Added Relief from the Private Forest Accord’s Impacts on Harvest 06/22/2023

Senate Republicans Increase Housing Options in Rural Oregon 06/22/2023

Bill to Partner on Increased Management of Federal Forests Lands to Protect Rural Communities from Wildfire Passes Both Chambers 06/1/2023

Statement on Passing of Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury 04/15/2023

Senators Brock Smith, Weber, and Representative Osborne Introduce Bill Protecting Waterways from Toxic Pollution from Homeless Camps 03/20/2023

Douglas, Coos & Curry County Commissioners Voted Unanimously to Appoint State Representative David Brock Smith to the State Senate 01/11/2023
House Republican Leader Announces 2023 Caucus Leadership Team 01/6/2023

 

2022 Legislative Press Releases

State Representative David Brock Smith Announces Committee Assignments for the Upcoming 82nd Legislative Session 12/28/2022

Senator Dallas Heard Supports Representative David Brock Smith to Succeed Him as the Next Senator for SD01 After Senator Heard Retires From the Legislature in January 12/16/2022

Letter - Ballot Measure 114 is Unconstitutional 12/13/2022
Letter of thanks to OSSA & OACP 12/6/2022

 

2021 Legislative Press Releases

 

Second Special Session is Not Necessary and is a Political Stunt in the Attempt to Mask Democrat Failures to Oregonians 12/10/21
Fully Vaccinated & Still Covid Positive From Another Fully Vaccinated Individual, Representative David Brock Smith Slams the Governor’s Vaccine Mandates & Scare Tactics 8/19/2021
Representative David Brock Smith’s Statement on the Passing of His Friend & Colleague, Representative Gary Leif 7/22/2021
Representative David Brock Smith & Senator Dallas Heard Announce Strategic Investments for House District 01 7/6/2021
WA State Waives Liquor Fees While Oregon Democrats Seek 2800% Tax Increase 3/3/2021
Former Restauranteur Introduces Covid Business Equity Act 2/9/2021
We Must Denounce Violence Whenever & Wherever It Occurs & Peacefully Resolve Our Differences for All Oregonians 1/8/2021
Lack of Action on Covid-19 Vaccine Roll Out Continues to Fail Oregon’s Most Vulnerable Families; Governor & Democrat Supermajority Must Prioritize its Distribution to Save the Lives of Oregonians in Every Corner of Our State 1/04/2021

2020 Legislative Press Releases

 

Rep. Brock Smith Comments on the Governor’s Decision to Apply for the President’s Additional UI Benefits for Oregon Working Families & Recent Decisions by Law Enforcement 9/2/2020
Governor Brown and Mayor Wheeler’s Response to the Political Killing in Portland is Shameful and Adds Further Fuel to a Powder Keg They Are Responsible For Creating 8/31/2020
Lack of Action Continues to Fail Oregon Families as the Governor has Yet to Direct the Employment Department to Apply for the Additional Federal UI Dollars Available to Them 8/21/20
Southern Oregon Legislators Again Call on their Colleagues to Condemn the Growing Violence within their Region 8/20/2020
Southern Oregon Legislators Call on their Colleagues to Condemn the Violence within their Region 8/7/2020
Representative David Brock Smith Calls on Federal Delegation to Strongly Support Expediting New Stimulus Funds for Oregon Small Businesses 4/17/2020
Rep. Brock Smith Requests Colleague & Governor’s Support on Ways to Assist Residents and Businesses Economically 3/20/2020
The Failures of the Governor and Majority Party to Protect Oregon Working Families Over Special Interests Groups Forces the Minority to Lead 2/25/2020
Through Tension in the Capitol, Bipartisan Legislation Moves that will Help Coastal Communities, Ranchers and Insulin Dependent Oregonians 2/21/2010

 

2019 Legislative Press Releases

 

Representative David Brock Smith comments on the equity of Oregon’s December Revenue Forecast 11/20/2019
House Democrats Vote Down Bipartisan Bicameral Bill that would Provide Needed Carbon Data 6/19/2021
Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction Moves Bicameral & Bipartisan Legislation to Generate the Needed Current Data on Oregon's Carbon Sequestration throughout our Natural & Working Lands for the Net-Zero Sequestration Benefits Already Occurring Across the Landscape 5/21/2019
Bi-Partisan Wildfire Mitigation Funding Package Gains Momentum 5/9/2019
Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources Unanimously Supports Funding for Furthering the Completion of the Oregon Coast Trail 4/26/2019
Good Neighbor Authority Improving Federal Forests  4/24/2019
Cap & Trade HB 2020 Op Ed 2/14/2019
Coastal Caucus members reach out to financial institutions for assistance in wake of government shutdown 1/25/2019
Oregon Coastal Caucus appoints leaders for 2019 Session 1/25/2019

2018 Legislative Press Releases

 

 

2017 Legislative Press Releases

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