Smith is also a former member of the Vernon Parish Police Jury and was the jury president from 1980 to 1983. Those same years,he also served on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee.[5]
Thereafter,Smith was unopposed for the House in 1995,1999,and 2003.[2]
Smith chairs the Senate Commerce,Consumer Protection,and International Affairs Committee. He is a member of on the Incentive Program Review Subcommittee of the Joint Budget Committee.[6]
2011 election
In his bid for a second term in the general election held on November 19,2011,Smith defeated his predecessor in the office,James David Cain. Smith received 8,457 votes (59.4 percent) to Cain's 5,772 (40.6 percent).[7]
Smith carried the backing of GovernorBobby Jindal. In the primary held on October 22,2011,he led a three-candidate field with 9,808 votes (45.6 percent). Cain trailed with 6,343 (29.5 percent). Democrat Terry Fowler held the remaining but critical 5,370 votes (25 percent).[8]
Notes
↑In Vernon Parish, the states House and state Senate districts are both numbered "30".
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