NORTH BEND — Citing the need for leadership that will improve Oregon’s rural economy and help put people back to work, Dr. Scott Roberts made official his candidacy for Senate District 5 on Tuesday,  filing the appropriate paperwork with the Secretary of State.  Senate District 5 stretches from Southern Tillamook,  Lincoln City, Newport, Florence, Reedsport, North bend, Coos Bay and the surrounding counties. 

“I am frustrated with the lack of economic direction and leadership in our state,” said Dr.  Roberts.  “For too long, there has been no long-term vision for coastal and rural Oregonian  families, no vision that offers opportunity and success to thousands of unemployed and struggling workers.  I possess  the experience as a small business health care provider and owner along with the courage to lead coastal Oregonian’s back  to the road of  vitality and prosperity. ” 

Dr. Roberts has successfully owned and operated an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in North Bend, with a satellite office in Florence.  He and his eight employees have treated the residents of the Southern Oregon Coast for over a decade.  

Dr. Roberts  served on the 2011 budget committee for North Bend School District.  He has held various roles with the Oregon Dental Association and American Dental Association, Southwestern Oregon Dental Society,  and is immediate past-President of the Oregon Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, having advanced in leadership ranks for six straight years.  He has held a board position with a local community church and is currently Director of the Larson Slough Drainage District.  

Dr. Roberts is serving his community as an assistant football coach,  AWANA helper, sponsor of local athletic teams and Bay Area Young Life, and  Bay Area Chamber of Commerce member. Scott and his wife Michelle have four children, ranging in age from 11 to 3.