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Kent Smith | |
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Member of the Ohio Senate from the 21st district | |
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 | 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 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.