| First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member since 2015.
Current Assignments
2015 Economic Matters Committee
2023 Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2023 Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2019 Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2023 Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup
2023 Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (2016 - Executive Committee)
2022 Chair, Eastern Shore House Delegation
Past House Service
Minority Whip, 2021; Deputy Minority Whip, 2021; Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2023; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Legislative Policy Committee, 2021; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2021; Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation, 2015-2023.
Public Service
Mid-Shore Regional Council, Executive Board (Member, 2015), 2017-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2015-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Advocacy Board Member, Legislative Committee, SCORE Counselor, 2003-; Governor's Office for Healthcare Reform/Essential Health Benefit Advisory Committee, 2012; Senate Finance Committee Task Force on the Workplace Fraud Act of 2009, 2012.
Memberships
Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015-; President, Maryland and Northern Virginia Floor Covering Association, 2012-2014; Maryland Leadership Council, National Federation of Independent Business, 2012-2014; Board of Directors Lower Shore Chapter, American Red Cross, 2012-; Salisbury Rotary, 2014-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.
Biographical Information
Born, Salisbury, Maryland, June 19, 1972; Wicomico Senior High , Salisbury, MD, 1990; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, B.S., Business Management, 1994; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, MBA, 1996; President, Value Carpet One, 2001 - (sales, 1992-95; sales manager, 1995-2001); President, S. Lee Smith Jr., Inc. (family real estate business) 2001-; Manager, Value Enterprises, LLC, 2004 -; Married; three children. |