Billy Ray Smith | |
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32nd Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture | |
In office January 1, 1996 –January 5, 2004 | |
Governor | Paul E. Patton Ernie Fletcher |
Preceded by | Ed Logsdon |
Succeeded by | Richie Farmer |
Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 21st district | |
In office January 1,1982 –December 31,1995 | |
Preceded by | Buddy Adams |
Succeeded by | Roger Thomas |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Billy Ray Smith (born 1944) is an American politician from Kentucky who was the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 1996 to 2004 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1982 to 1995. Smith was first elected to the house in 1981 after incumbent representative Buddy Adams retired. [1] He was elected agriculture commissioner in 1995 after incumbent commissioner Ed Logsdon retired to run for Secretary of State. [2] He was reelected in 1999 and term-limited in 2003. [3]