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Rod Smith | |
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Chair of the Florida Democratic Party | |
In office 2010–2013 | |
Preceded by | Karen Thurman |
Succeeded by | Allison Tant |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 14th district | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
Preceded by | Buddy Dyer |
Succeeded by | Steve Oelrich[1] |
Member of the Florida Senate from the 5th district | |
In office 2000–2002 | |
Preceded by | George G. Kirkpatrick Jr.[2] |
Succeeded by | Stephen R. Wise |
State Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
In office 1992–2000 | |
Preceded by | Len Register[3] |
Succeeded by | Bill Cervone[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | Southwest City, Missouri, U.S. | November 15, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Dee Dee Smith |
Education | University of Tulsa (BA) University of Florida (JD) |
Rodney Warren Smith (born November 15, 1949) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis. In 2010, Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida. From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.[5] In 2016, Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry, a Republican and former state representative.