Brandon Smith (Kentucky)
| Brandon Smith | |
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| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 30th district |
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Assumed office February 5, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Mongiardo |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 84th district |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Fitz Steele |
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Brandon D. Smith June 14, 1967 (age 50) Hazard, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Laurel "Lolle" |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Hazard, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Website | www.lrc.ky.gov/... |
Brandon D. Smith (born June 14, 1967) is an American businessman from Hazard, Kentucky who serves as Majority Whip in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate. He is a Republican.
Born in Hazard, Smith is a 1991 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in political science. He is the owner of Mohawk Energy, a small mining company based in Lexington; the company is unrelated to the Texas fracking supply corporation by the same name. He is a Presbyterian and a Freemason. Smith and his wife Laurel have five children.
Smith served on the city commission of Hazard from 1993 to 1998. He was elected to District 84 of the Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives in 2000, unseating Democratic incumbent Scott Alexander from Hazard Kentucky. and served there until February 5, 2008, when he was elected in a special election to the 30th district (Bell, Breathitt, Johnson, Leslie, Magoffin and Perry counties) of the Commonwealth Senate, to replace Daniel Mongiardo, newly elected as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (and himself a Hazard native and resident). Smith was re-elected in 2010, and is the Republican nominee for his seat in the 2014 legislative election.
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