Clem Smith is an
American
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politician. He was a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
representing the 85th District in Saint Louis County from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Smith was Deputy Minority Whip, and a member of the Joint Committee on Tax Policy, Elections, Select Committee on Utilities (Ranking member), and the Select Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations (Ranking Member). Smith served on the Executive Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), and executive board of the National Labor Caucus of State Legislators (NLC).
In addition to his community and political work Smith works as a stationary engineer in the oil and gas industry, and is a member of the
International Union of Operating Engineers
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States-based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers (also ...
Local 399, Upsilon Omega chapter of
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African-American fraternity. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911, by three Howard University juniors Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty advi ...
fraternity, the
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is a nonprofit organization of African American trade union members affiliated with the AFL–CIO. More than 50 different international and national trade unions are represented in CBTU and there are 50 ...
, and
Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Smith was a Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
A graduate of
Clayton High School, Smith received his bachelor's degree from
Columbia College of Missouri.
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1977 births
African-American state legislators in Missouri
Columbia College (Missouri) alumni
Living people
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Politicians from St. Louis
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
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