Kent Smith (American politician)

Kent Smith (born September 4, 1966) is the Senator of the 21st district of the Ohio Senate. Smith is a resident of Euclid, Ohio, and previously served as a Representative in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015-2022 and on the Euclid School Board for 12 years. He also served as head of the Democratic Party for Euclid, and has a degree from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.^{[1][self-published source]} In 2014, Smith opted to run for the Ohio House of Representatives to replace Armond Budish, who was term-limited and sought election instead as Cuyahoga County Executive.^[2] He faced Republican Mikhail Alterman and Independent Jocelyn Conwell,^[3] and won with 71.47% of the vote. He would go on to be re-elected in 2016 and 2018.

Kent Smith
Smith in 2023
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Dale Martin
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 3, 2015 – December 31, 2022
Preceded by	Armond Budish
Succeeded by	Elliot Forhan
Personal details
Born	(1966-09-04) September 4, 1966 (age 58)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Euclid, Ohio
Education	Miami University Cleveland State University (M.S.)

References

1. "About - Kent Smith". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
2. "Kent Smith for the 8th Ohio House District: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
3. "Question time for Kent Smith, Mikhail Alterman and Jocelyn Conwell in Ohio House District 8: editorial board". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-12-29.

Links

• official campaign website
• Twitter page