Rod Smith (politician)

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Rod Smith
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	(1949-11-15) November 15, 1949 (age 74) Southwest City, Missouri, U.S.
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.