Kandie Smith

Kandie Diane Smith (born October 20, 1969) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 8th House district.

Kandie Smith
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded bySusan Martin
18th Mayor of Greenville
In office
July 7, 2017 – December 12, 2017
Preceded byAllen M. Thomas
Succeeded byP.J. Connelly
Personal details
Born (1969-10-20) October 20, 1969
Political partyDemocratic

Education and early life

Smith obtained a bachelor's degree from Charleston Southern University where she majored in Sociology and minored in Communications.

Greenville City Council

Prior to her election, Smith served on the Greenville City Council, representing District 1. When former mayor Allen Thomas stepped down, Smith was elected Mayor by the members of the Council. She served as mayor until the next election took place in November 2017, where she won re-election to the council, again serving District 1.

North Carolina House of Representatives

In 2016, Smith attempted to defeat incumbent State Representative Jean Farmer-Butterfield for the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's 24th House district.[1] Farmer-Butterfield defeated Smith.[2]

In December 2017, after incumbent Susan Martin announced that she would not run for re-election, Smith announced she would run for the 8th House district. Smith defeated Pitt County Board of Education Chair Mildred Council and retired U.S. Army Captain Ernest Reeves, receiving 50% of the vote.[3]

Smith went on to face businesswoman Brenda Letchworth Smith. Smith defeated Letchworth Smith, securing 64.6% of the vote while Letchworth Smith only secured 35.4% percent.[4][5] On January 1, Smith was formally sworn in.[6]

References
  1. Ford, Nicole (2016-03-11). "Two women want NC House District 24 seat". WCTI. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. "House races: Farmer-Butterfield, Farkas win - Daily Reflector". www.reflector.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  4. "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  5. "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. Gann, Kara (2019-01-05). "Kandie Smith swears in as NC House of Representative District 8 seat". WNCT. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Susan Martin		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 8th district
2019-Present		 Incumbent


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