Randy Smith (politician)

This article is about the West Virginia state legislator. For other people named Randy Smith, see Randy Smith.

Randy Smith
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2017 Serving with Jay Taylor
Preceded by	Bob Williams
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 53rd district
In office January 12, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded by	Jonathan Miller
Succeeded by	Tony J. Lewis
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-03) March 3, 1960 Oakland, Maryland
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patty Smith
Parent(s)	George and Iola Clem
Residence	Preston, West Virginia
Occupation	Coal miner & politician
Website	randyesmith.com

Randy Edward Smith (born March 3, 1960) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 14 since January 11, 2017.

• In 2022, “Republican state Senator Randy Smith told voters that he planned to sponsor a bill proposing that those convicted of drug offenses voluntarily sterilize themselves to receive a reduced sentence. ‘If you want to lessen your prison sentence, if you're a man, you can get a vasectomy so you can't produce anymore,’ Smith told audience members, according to the Cumberland Times-News. ‘If you're a woman, then you get your tubes tied, so you don't bring any more drug babies into the system.’”

Elections

West Virginia Senate District 14 (Position B) election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith	23,201	53.26%
	Democratic	Bob Williams	18,264	41.93%
	Libertarian	Matthew Persinger	2,098	4.82%
Total votes			43,563	100.0%

• 2012 Smith was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,485 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,059 votes (57.6%) against Democratic incumbent Stan Shaver.

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
• Campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Randy Smith at Ballotpedia
• Randy Smith at OpenSecrets