Fletcher Nathaniel Smith Jr. | |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1952 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
Spouse: | WIlhelmina Elizabeth Bowling |
Education: | Wofford College University of South Carolina |
Party: | Democratic |
State House1: | South Carolina |
District1: | 23 |
Succeeded1: | Chandra Dillard |
Children: | 2 |
Preceded1: | Ralph Anderson (politician) |
Fletcher Nathaniel Smith Jr., (born January 26, 1952) is an American politician and attorney, who served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
A member of the Democratic Party, Smith represented the 23rd District in the South Carolina House from 1996 to 2007.[1] In 2020, Smith challenged incumbent Karl B. Allen for State Senate District 7. Allen retained the seat.[2]
Smith's son, Fletcher Nathaniel "Nate" Smith III, is a practicing attorney who worked as General Counsel for Tesla, Inc. and now serves as General Counsel for Norfolk Southern Railway.[3]