Gary Smith Jr.

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Gary L. Smith Jr.
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
2012
Preceded by
Personal details
Born (1972-08-27) August 27, 1972 (age 49)
Norco, St. Charles Parish
Louisiana, USA
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Katherine Smith
ResidenceNorco, Louisiana
Alma materLouisiana State University
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Tulane Law School
OccupationAttorney
WebsiteSenate Website

Gary L. Smith Jr. (born August 27, 1972), is an attorney from his native Norco in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 19, a position which he has held since 2012.

He succeeded the term-limited Democratic Senator .

Personal life and education[]

Smith graduated in 1990 from Destrehan High School in Destrehan in St. Charles Parish. In 1994, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1998 and an LLM from Tulane Law School in 1999.[1] He is married to Katherine Mosley, the granddaughter of U.S. Senator Russell Long and the great-granddaughter of Louisiana Governor Huey Long.[2]

Career[]

Smith interned for Senator John Breaux and Congressman Billy Tauzin. Smith was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2000, and to the Louisiana State Senate in 2012.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senator Gary Smith Jr". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.heraldguide.net/details.php?id=5744
  3. ^ "Senator Gary Smith". Louisiana State Senate. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links[]

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