Carson Henry Smith Jr. (born ) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

, having been initially elected in 2018. He has represented the 16th district (which includes all of Pender County and parts of

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) since 2019. Smith previously served as sheriff of

Pender County Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county ...

, from 2002 until 2018. In March 2020, during the

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, Smith was appointed as interim Emergency Management Director of Pender County after the sudden resignation of Chuck Tear (who had held the post for three months at the time of his resignation). Smith had previously served as Emergency Management Director for the county prior to his first term as sheriff in 2002.

Electoral history

2020

2018

2014

2010

Committee assignments

2021-2022 Session

*Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair) *Pensions and Retirement (Vice Chair) *Judiciary II *Marine Resources and Aqua Culture *Wildlife Resources

2019-2020 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Capital *Health *Pensions and Retirement *Judiciary

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Carson Living people 1960s births Politicians from Wilmington, North Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives People from Pender County, North Carolina