Rita H. Smart (born November 13, 1948, in

Jessamine County, Kentucky Jessamine County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,991. Its county seat is Nicholasville, Kentucky, Nicholasville. The county was ...

) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the

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who represented district 81 from 2011 to 2016. She was unseated by C. Wesley Morgan of Richmond in

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Education

Smart earned her BS from Eastern Kentucky University and her MS from the University of Kentucky.

Elections

*2012 Smart was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,263 votes (61.4%) against Republican nominee Mary Long. *2010 When District 81 Representative Harry Moberly retired and left the seat open, Smart won the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,304 votes (59.1%) and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,778 votes (55.8%) against Republican nominee Tiffany Nash.

References

External links

Official page
at the Kentucky General Assembly
Campaign site
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Rita H. Smart
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1948 births Living people Eastern Kentucky University alumni Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Jessamine County, Kentucky People from Richmond, Kentucky University of Kentucky alumni Women state legislators in Kentucky 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians {{Kentucky-politician-stub