Kent Smith (American politician)

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] 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.

Kent Smith
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byDale Martin
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 3, 2015 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byArmond Budish
Succeeded byElliot Forhan
Personal details
Born (1966-09-04) September 4, 1966
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEuclid, Ohio
EducationMiami University
Cleveland State University (M.S.)

References
  1. "About - Kent Smith". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. "Kent Smith for the 8th Ohio House District: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. "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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