On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (WV) - District 39
36 Pisgah Lane
Princeton, WV 24739
Phone: 678-656-8255
Room 229E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Full Name:
Doug D. Smith
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Shirley
Birth Date:
01/01/1967
Birth Place:
Waterloo, IA
Home City:
Princeton, WV
Religion:
Catholic
MSS, Military and Strategic Leadership, United States Army War College, 2010-2012
MPA, Criminal Justice, City University Bellevue Washington, 1998-2006
MPA, Public Administration - Criminal Justice, City University, 2006
BS, Criminal Justice, Wichita State University, 1985-1989
Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 39, 2022-present
Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 39, 2024
Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27, 2021-2022
Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27, 2020
Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Government Organization Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Education
Member, Joint Committee on Government Organization
Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Rule-Making Review
No caucus information on file.
Director G-34, Provost Marshall, United States Army Reserve, 2014-2018
Chief of Operations, United States Army Reserve Command, 2011-2013
Battalion Commander, United States Army Fort Knox, 2010-2011
Commandant, United States Army Fort McCoy, 2009-2010
Member, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), 2017- present
Member, West Virginia Citizens Defense League (WVCDL), 2020-present
Member, National Rifle Association, 2019-present
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2013-present
Member, Bluefield Mercer Masonic Lodge 85, 2001-present
Life Member, Reserve Officers Association, 1996-present
Life Member, North American Hunting Club
Life Member, Reserve Officers Association
Awards:
Military Service: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation and Achievement Medals, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korea Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, Combat Action Badge, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Reserve Component Overseas Ribbon.
Priority Issues:
1) Improve Business Climate. We need tax and regulatory reforms to encourage business growth. ? This is needed to create jobs and bring people back to West Virginia. We have too much redundancy in the number of state boards and commissions in West Virginia; over three times as many as other states.
2) Improve Broadband Infrastructure. The recent Coronavirus situation has shown us that Broadband is not only essential to our economic infrastructure it is also key to our children?s education moving forward.
3) Achieve a disciplined education system. Prosperity in Southern West Virginia begins in our classrooms and key to improving our education system is reducing bureaucracy; we need to redirect state education funds from a top-heavy bureaucracy to teachers and students.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Having served my whole adult life for the Military I decided to run for office because serving is who I am and I want to use the skills I have acquired to continue to serve the people in Southern West Virginia in District-27 (Mercer and part of Raleigh County). I want to bring fresh ideas and conservative positive solutions to the West Virginia legislature.