Bob Smith (American politician)
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United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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In office December 7, 1990 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon J. Humphrey |
| Succeeded by | John E. Sununu |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jeffords |
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In office November 2, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Chafee |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| Chairperson of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics | |
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In office January 7, 1997 – November 2, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Mitch McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Pat Roberts |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – December 7, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Norman D'Amours |
| Succeeded by | Bill Zeliff |
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Robert Clinton Smith March 30, 1941 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Republican (Before 1999; 2000–present) Constitution (1999) Independent (1999–2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jo Hutchinson (1966–present) |
| Children | Jennifer Robert Jason |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1965–1967 (Active) 1962–1965, 1967–1969 (Reserve) |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Robert Clinton "Bob" Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 1985 to 1990 and the state of New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 1990 to 2003.
First elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1984, he was re-elected twice before running for the Senate in 1990, winning the open seat and assuming it early when incumbent Gordon J. Humphrey resigned. He was re-elected in 1996 and then entered the Republican primary for the 2000 presidential election. After failing to gain traction, he withdrew before the primaries began and joined the Taxpayers' Party, seeking their nomination instead. He then changed parties again, becoming an Independent before dropping out of the presidential race altogether. He then re-joined the Republican Party after the Chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works became open, which he then assumed.
Smith ran for re-election in 2002 but lost the Republican primary to Congressman John E. Sununu, who won the general election. After his defeat he moved to Florida and briefly ran for the Senate from there in 2004 and in 2010, but dropped out early on in both cases after faring poorly in polls of the Republican primary. He subsequently returned to New Hampshire, where he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2014 Senate election, but was subsequently defeated in the Republican primary by former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown.
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