David Smith is an American politician serving as a member of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...

from the 18th district. He assumed office on November 21, 2018.

Early life and education

Smith is a native of

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Pushmataha County is a County (United States), county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 11,572. Its county seat is Antlers, Oklahoma, Antlers. The count ...

and grew up in the small community of Divide. He earned an associate degree from

Cochise College Cochise College is a public college in Arizona. Founded in 1964, the school has campuses in Douglas and Sierra Vista, and centers in Benson, Fort Huachuca, and Willcox. Cochise College offers associate degrees in art, applied science, business, ...

and a Bachelor of Science in business management from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree lev ...

Career

Smith served in the

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of the

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for four years. He was elected to the

in November 2018. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Smith served as vice chair of the House Wildlife Committee. In the 2021–2022 session, he is vice chair of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. In February 2020, Smith authored House Bill 3395, which would have implemented a version of

stop and frisk A ''Terry'' stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. ("In ''Terry v. Ohio'', 392 U. S. 1, 30 (1968), we held that the police can stop and briefly de ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. The bill was criticized by members of the House and did not reach the floor for a vote.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, David Living people People from Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives People from McAlester, Oklahoma University of Phoenix alumni Year of birth missing (living people)