•Elected to the Senate in 2008, reelected subsequently

•House of Representatives, 1998-2006

◦Democratic Leader, 2004-2006

Other Public Service

•Fort Lauderdale Planning and Zoning Board

•Broward County Children's Service Council

Honors and Awards

•Ebony Magazine's "30 Leaders under 30"

•Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Men of Tomorrow Award

•Johnson C. Smith University, Distinguished Alumnus Award

•Urban League of Broward County, Margaret Roach Humanitarian Award

•South Florida Youth Sports League, Man of the Year Award

•Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Citizen of the Year Award

•Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Distinguished Service Award

•Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legislative Champion Award

•Moot Court National Champion

•Sadowski Housing Coalition, Stand Up for Housing Award

•Risk & Insurance Management Society, Palm Beach Chapter, Legislative Achievement Award

•Children in the Spirit Preparatory School, Legislative Award

•SFYSL, Dedication to Service to Youth in Community Award

•The Orange Bowl Committee, Field of Dreams Award

•The Arts Programs for the Youth of Palm Beach County, Friend of Arts Service Award

•African American Research Library Cultural Center, Building a Bridge to the 21st Century Leadership Award

•Take Stock in Children, Champion of Children Award

•North Broward Hospital District, Generous Support & Committment Award

•Florida State Chapter, A. Randolph Distinguished Service Award

•Community Champion, Broward Black Elected Officials Award

•Northwest Democratic Club, Committed Leader Award

•Broward Young Democrats, Distinguished Service to the Democratic Party

•The Florida Insurance Council Award

•Florida Banker's Association Award

•Broward County AFL CIO, Legislative Award

•American Heart Association, Legislative Award

•Florida Housing Coalition, Legislative Award

•Florida Chamber of Commerce, Honor Roll

•Florida Association of Code Enforcement, Legislative Award

•Black Law Students Association & the Federalist Society, Legislative Award

•Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Legislative Award

•ICUF Champion of Independent Education

•The Northwest Democratic Club, Legislative Award

•American Jewish Committee, Governor Lawton Chiles Religous Liberty Award

•Broward College, Legislative Session Champion

•American Jewish Congress, Southeast Region, Broward Civic Leader of the Year

•Caribbean American Democratic Club, Legislative Award

•Florida Legal Service, Inc., Assuring Equal Access to Justice Award

•Broward County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Leadership Award

•NAACP of Ft. Lauderdale, High Achiever Award

•Broward ACORN, Broward Politician of the Year

•Broward Communtiy College, Trustee Award

•Broward County Council of Professional Firefighters, Legislator of the Year

•Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Links, Outstanding Youth Leadership

•Negro Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Citizen of Broward County Award

•Sickle Cell Disease Association of Broward County, Legislative Award

•Reverend Samuel Delevoe Civic Association, Outstanding Citizenship Award

•Ft. Lauderdale NAACP, Community Service Beyond the Call of Service Award

•Dillard High School, Distinguished Citizenship Award

•Back to Back, City of Lauderdale "Spades" Champion

Affiliations

•Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Alpha Lambda Chapter

•Annual Chris Smith Football Classic, founder

•Broward County Democratic Party Executive Committee

•McBride Lodge No. 390, PHA

•Dorsey-Riverbend Homeowner's Association

•Johnson C. Smith University, Gold Coast Alumni Chapter

•NAACP Youth Advisor

•Fort Lauderdale Flag Football Team, Head Coach

•Lauderhill Lions Tackle Football Team, Assistant Coach

•Florida Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence Advisory Board, former member

•Fort Lauderdale Community Development Corporation Inc., Board of Directors, former member

•Fort Lauderdale Downtown Council, former member

•ACT-SO Advisory Board, former member

•Friends of Children, Youth, and Families, Inc., Board of Directors, former member

•Museum of Discovery and Science, Board of Directors, former member

•Broward Workforce Development Board, former member

Biographical Information

Occupation- Attorney

Spouse- Desorae Giles-Smith

Children- Christopher Leveorn Smith, Christian Nicholas Giles Smith

Education- Florida State University, J.D., 1995

Johnson C. Smith University, B.S., Political Science, 1992

Born- March 15, 1970 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Religious Affiliation- Baptist

Recreation- All sports, playing Bid-Whist