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
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
Chair, Rules Committee
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