Kent Smith (American politician)
Kent Smith | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Armond Budish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Euclid, Ohio |
| Education | Miami University Cleveland State University (M.S.) |
Kent Smith (born September 4, 1966) is the Representative of the 8th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Smith is a resident of Euclid, Ohio, and served 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. His district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Beachwood, East Cleveland, Euclid, Richmond Heights, South Euclid, Woodmere, and parts of Cleveland.
References[]
- ^ "About - Kent Smith". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Kent Smith for the 8th Ohio House District: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "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.
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