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Richard Smith's Biography

Deceased

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Contact Information

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Full Name:

Richard H. Smith

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Clara; 3 Children: Shannon, Ashley, Justin

Birth Date:

03/09/1945

Birth Place:

Wrightsville, GA

Home City:

Columbus, GA

Religion:

Baptist

Master of Science, University of Florida, 1970

Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1968

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 139, 2023-Present

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 134, 2005-2023

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 134, 2018, 2020

City Counselor, Columbus, Georgia, 1999-2002

Chair, Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, present

Member, Green Door Committee, present

Member, Appropriations Committee, present

Former Chairman, Insurance Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Former Chairman, Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care, Georgia State House of Representatives

Deacon, Parkview Baptist Church

County Director, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Columbus, Georgia, 1983-2002

Interim City Manager, Columbus Consolidated Governemnt, 1989-1990

County Director, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Polk County, Georgia, 1981-1983

County Agent, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Bullock County, Georgia, 1978-1981

Former Employee, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Services, 1970-1975

Member, Columbus Rotary Club, 1983-present

Member, First Baptist Church, Columbus, Georgia, present

Member, National Council of Insurance Legislators Executive Committee, present

Founding Member, Chattahoochee Valley Community Foundation Board

Former President, Chattahoochee Valley Fair and Exposition

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