L. Harvey Smith
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Leonard Harvey Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 31st district | |
| In office January 8, 2008 – January 12, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Manzo Charles T. Epps Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles Mainor |
| Acting Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office May 25, 2004 – November 11, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Jerramiah T. Healy |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 31st district | |
| In office November 24, 2003 – January 13, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Doria |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Cunningham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1948 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Teacher |
Leonard Harvey Smith (born December 19, 1948) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the General Assembly from January 8, 2008 to January 10, 2010, where he represented the 31st legislative district. He is the former Acting Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey and previously served in the New Jersey Senate.[1] He did not seek re-election in 2009.
Smith received a B.S. from Long Island University in Health / Physical Education and an M.A. from New Jersey City University in Psychology / Counseling.[1]
Smith served in the Assembly on the Higher Education Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.[1]
A three-term Jersey City councilman who spent four years as City Council President, Smith served as Acting Mayor following the death of Mayor Glenn Cunningham in May 2004 until the certification of the results of a special election in November 2004. Smith ran in the special election to fill the remainder of Cunningham's term which expired in July 2005, but lost to Judge Jerramiah T. Healy.
In 2003, Smith ran against Cunningham for a seat in the New Jersey Senate representing parts of Jersey City and all of Bayonne. While endorsed by the Hudson County Democratic Organization, Smith lost in the primary to Cunningham. In October 2003, when State Sen. Joseph Charles resigned early to become a state judge, Smith was selected by Democratic Party leaders to fill the remainder of Charles' Senate term until January 2004.[2] He was sworn into the Senate seat in November 2003.
Smith, a former teacher, was appointed as an Undersheriff of Hudson County after he left the State Senate. He took a leave as undersheriff to serve as acting mayor and then returned to the post. He did not seek reelection to the City Council in 2005.
In March 2007, Smith announced his campaign in the Democratic Primary for the State Assembly on a ticket headed by former Jersey City First Lady Sandra Bolden Cunningham. Smith won a spot on the ballot in the June 2007 primary[3] and won an uncontested election in November 2007.[4] Smith served one term in the Assembly as a representative of the 31st legislative district.
On June 8, 2009, Smith introduced a bill into the New Jersey State Assembly that would ban the use of GPS systems in cars.[5]