Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (born October 15, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the

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, who represented the 21st district (including portions of Wayne and

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counties) from 2019 to 2023.

Career

Smith won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-three percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Robert Freeman Sr. secured forty-seven percent. He was re-elected in 2020. In 2022, Smith challenged incumbent state senator Toby Fitch in the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Senate district. Smith lost the primary, winning only 45.5% of the vote to Fitch's 54.5%. Smith currently plans to run for

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in the 2024 election.

Electoral history

2022

2020

2018

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Education - Community Colleges *Local Government *Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs *Finance *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs *LGBTQ+ Rights and Restrictions

2019–2020 session

*House Appropriations on Health and Human Services *Appropriations *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs *Transportation

References

1961 births Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Fayetteville State University alumni Living people North Carolina A&T State University alumni North Carolina Central University alumni 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub