Mark Smith (Iowa politician)

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Mark D. Smith

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002
Preceded by	Joe Seng
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 64th district
In office 2000 – 2002
Preceded by	Beverly Nelson
Succeeded by	Janet Petersen

Born	January 5, 1952 (1952-01-05) (age 56) Osceola, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen A. Lischer
Residence	Marshalltown, Iowa
Occupation	Social Worker, adjunct professor
Website	Smith's website

Mark D. Smith is the Iowa State Representative from the 43rd District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2000. He received his BS from Graceland College and his MSW from the University of Iowa. He is employed by the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa (SATUCI) as the Director of Special Projects and is an adjunct instructor of Social Work for the University of Iowa.[1]

Smith currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Environmental Protection committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Human Resources committee, where he is chair. He also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving on the Osceola City Council from 1981-1983.

Smith was re-elected in 2006 with 7,097 votes, running unopposed. [2]

On October 17, 2007, Smith endorsed Barack Obama for President. [3]

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Beverly Nelson	64th District 2000 – 2002	Succeeded by Janet Petersen
Preceded by Joe Seng	43rd District 2002 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Current Iowa Representatives
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