Tom Smith (Arizona politician) explained

Tom Smith
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:26th
Term Start1:January 1999
Term End1:January 2003
Predecessor1:Tom Patterson
State House4:Arizona
District4:26th
Term Start4:January 1993
Term End4:January 1999
Predecessor4:Jim Meredith
Successor4:Jeff Hatch-Miller
Steve May
Birth Date:16 March 1927[1]
Birth Place:St. Paul, Minnesota
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Spouse:Sarah Jane
Residence:Phoenix, Arizona
Profession:Politician

Thomas C. Smith (March 16, 1927 – May 25, 2014)[2] was a member of both the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives. He served in the House from January 1993 until January 1999, and in the Senate from January 1999 through January 2003. He was first elected to the House in November 1992, representing District 26,[3] and was re-elected in 1994 and 1996.[4] [5] In 1998 he ran for the State Senate from the same district, and won.[6] He was re-elected in 2000.[7] He did not run for re-election in 2002.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Smith's Biography . Project Vote Smart . April 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523023309/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3110/tom-smith . live . May 23, 2013.
  2. Web site: Thomas C. "Tom" Smith Obituary. . July 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 184 . State of Arizona . November 19, 2018.
  4. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178 . State of Arizona . December 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146 . State of Arizona . December 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235 . State of Arizona . December 12, 2018.
  8. Web site: Arizona State Senate elections, 2002 . Ballotpedia . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507043520/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2002 . live . May 7, 2019.