| Kent Smith | |
| State Senate: | Ohio |
| District: | 21st |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Dale Martin |
| State House2: | Ohio |
| District2: | 8th |
| Term Start2: | January 3, 2015 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Armond Budish |
| Successor2: | Elliot Forhan |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1966 |
| Education: | Miami University Cleveland State University (M.S.) |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Residence: | Euclid, Ohio |
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.