Frank Smizik | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Norfolk District | |
Assumed office 2001 |
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Preceded by | Ronny Sydney |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
September 4, 1944
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Brookline, Massachusetts |
Alma mater |
University of Pittsburgh, B.A, 1966 Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1971 |
Occupation | Attorney Politician |
Frank Israel Smizik (born September 4, 1944 in Pittsburgh) is an American attorney and politician who has represented the 15th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2001. He is the current Chair of the House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change .
Prior to being elected to the House, Smizik was a member of the Brookline, Massachusetts School Committee from 1992 to 2000 and was a member of the Brookline Housing Authority from 1982 to 1992.
Smizik ran unopposed for his MA legislative seat until 2014, when he defeated Republican challenger Curt Myers 80%-20%.
For twenty-five years, Smizik worked as a legal services lawyer addressing housing and other civil issues facing low income persons.