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Richard H. Smith (March 9, 1945 – January 30, 2024) was an American politician. A Republican, he served in the
Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republican Party (United States), Repu ...
from 2005 until his death in 2024.


Personal life

Prior to public office, Smith served in the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service from 1970 to 1978, and in the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service from 1978 to 1999. While serving at UGA as extension director, he also served as an adjunct professor at UGA from 1990 to 1999.


Political career

Smith served as Interim City Manager of
Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...
from 1989 to 1990. Smith was a City Councilmember in Columbus, Georgia, from 1997 to 2002. Smith was elected to represent the 134th district in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004. He was re-elected without opposition until 2020, when he faced Democrat Carl Sprayberry in the general election. Smith's districts largely fell within northern Columbus-Muscogee County. Smith sat on the following committees: * Appropriations * Insurance (chairman, 2011–2020) * Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment * Natural Resources & Environment * Rules (Chairman, 2020–2024) * Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care Smith died on January 30, 2024, at the age of 78.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Richard H. 1945 births 2024 deaths Politicians from Columbus, Georgia People from Johnson County, Georgia Louisiana State University alumni University of Florida alumni Georgia (U.S. state) city council members Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly