Robert Smith

A Representative from Oregon. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg. , June 16, 1931. Attended public schools in Burns, Oreg. B. A. , Willamette University, Salem, Oreg. , 1953. Rancher. Elected to the Oregon house of representatives, 1960-1972. Oregon's representative on President's Public Land Review Commission, 1965-1969. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1995). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress (January 3, 1997-January 3, 1999). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1998 to the One Hundred Sixth Congress. Chairman, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Fifth Congress). Died on September 21, 2020, in Medford, Oreg.