Colleen Roberts
Colleen RobertsColleen Roberts was first elected to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in November 2014 and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. Commissioner Roberts was re-elected to a second term in November 2018, and re-elected again in November 2022 with her third term beginning on January 2, 2023. For the 2024 calendar year, Commissioner Roberts is the Board liaison to the following County departments and/or committees: Airport (Airport Advisory Committee), Expo (Fair Board), Roads and Parks (County Roads Advisory Committee, Jackson County Active Transportation Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, and Traffic Safety Advisory Board), and Watermaster.
Commissioner Roberts is also the Board liaison to the City Councils of Butte Falls, Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Rogue River, and Shady Cove. In addition, she serves as a Board liaison to the Association of Oregon Counties/AOC, Association of O&C Counties (Board Member), Bureau of Land Management, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District, Mid Rogue Metropolitan Planning Organization/MRMPO, National Association of Counties/NACo (Public Lands Steering Committee and Western Interstate Region), Oregon State University/OSU Extension Service, Resource Advisory Council/RAC, Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation/RVACT, Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization/RVMPO, Salvation Army (Advisory Board Member), U.S. Forest Service, and Watershed Councils (Applegate Partnership and Rogue River Watershed).
Commissioner Roberts is a native of Southern Oregon, born and raised in Klamath Falls and graduated from Rogue River High School. She met Steve, her husband of 45 years, while they were attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. After raising her family, Colleen finished her degree 30 years later, followed by a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Colleen and her sister founded, owned, and operated a full-service custom bakery (Sensational Sweets) for over 20 years in Eagle Point. Colleen and Steve have three grown sons, with families of their own, including 14 grandchildren.
Commissioner Roberts' vision for the County is a Government that truly is for, of, and by the people. She agrees with Thomas Jefferson’s statement: “No government can continue good, but under the control of the people.” He believed that if the people become inattentive, the elected become wolves. Commissioner Roberts agrees that the voice of the people should be in its rightful place: valued and at the helm. She believes in prosperity, liberty, and freedom; that government should be small, accountable, and transparent; and that our U.S. and State Constitutions are the foundations on which to base all decisions.
