Mark Smith | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 99th district | |
Assumed office November 9, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Mace |
Personal details | |
Born | Marvin Smith |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Fayetteville Technical Community College (AS) |
Marvin M. "Mark" Smith is an American businessman and politician who is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 99th district. He has served since 2020.
Smith is a native of Bamberg,South Carolina. He earned an associate degree from Fayetteville Technical Community College. [1]
A businessman,he is the owner and president of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes,the Avinger Funeral Home,and the Palmetto Cremation Society. He has also served as a member of the South Carolina Advisory Council on Aging. In 2017,Smith was a Republican candidate for the 99th district South Carolina House of Representatives,losing to Nancy Mace. [2] In October 2019,Smith again announced his candidacy for the 99th district after Mace opted to run for the United States House of Representatives. Smith defeated David Herndon in the Republican primary and Democratic nominee Jen Gibson in the November general election. [3] [4]
Smith and his wife,Elayne (née Forastiere),have three children. [1]
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