Jane Holland Smith | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for District 8 (Bossier Parish) | |
| In office 2000–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. "Bob" Barton |
| Succeeded by | Jeff R. Thompson |
| Louisiana House Minority Leader | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Succeeded by | John Bel Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21,1948 Sabine Parish,Louisiana,USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendell Scott Smith |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Bossier City,Bossier Parish,Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
| Occupation | Educator;former Bossier Parish school superintendent |
Jane Holland Smith (born January 21,1948) is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives,representing Bossier Parish.
In 2012,Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Smith deputy secretary of the Louisiana Revenue Department. [1]
Born in Sabine Parish, [2] Smith received a B.S. and an M.Ed. from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches,Louisiana. [3] In the 1980s and 1990s,she was an educator. [4] In 1999,she became the first woman elected as to the state legislature from Bossier Parish, [2] to a seat vacated by Republican Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948) of Bossier City,who declined to run again in favor of seeking higher office.