Preston Smith | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate | |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 52nd district | |
In office 2003–2011 | |
Preceded by | Richard Marable |
Succeeded by | Barry Loudermilk |
Personal details | |
Born | Preston W. Smith November 11 Atlanta,GA |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | 6 |
Education | Baylor University (BBA) University of Georgia School of Law (JD) |
Profession | Healthcare executive,attorney,politician |
Preston W. Smith is an American politician,attorney and healthcare executive from the U.S. state of Georgia.
Smith earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Southern Baptist Convention affiliated Baylor University and a J.D. from the University of Georgia and practiced law before turning to electoral politics. Republican candidate Smith was elected to the Georgia State Senate for District 52 in 2002 by defeating Democratic candidate Richard Marable 16,957 votes (54.2%) to 14,329 votes (45.8%). Serving as Governor Sonny Perdue’s floor leader in the Senate,Smith also serves on several Senate committees including Ethics &Government Reform as vice-chairman,Health &Human Services as secretary,Appropriations,Economic Development &Tourism,Judiciary and Children &Youth. Smith is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society as well as serving on the board of directors at the Summit Ministries,an evangelical Christian organization focusing on high school and college aged Christians. [1] In 2005,he successfully led the effort to reform Georgia's statewide civil liability system (SB3,2005). Following his political service,Smith became president of Premier Anesthesia. [2]
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