Preceded by Joel Chaisson Website Senate Website Spouse(s) Katherine Smith Name Gary Jr. | Role Attorney Occupation Attorney | |
Alma mater Louisiana State UniversityLoyola University New Orleans College of LawTulane Law School Education Louisiana State University, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Loyola Law School | ||
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Gary L. Smith Jr. (born August 27, 1972), is an attorney from his native Norco in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 19, a position which he has held since 2012.
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He succeeded the term-limited Democratic Senator Joel Chaisson.
Personal life and education
Smith graduated in 1991 from Destrehan High School in Destrehan in St. Charles Parish. In 1994, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1998 and an LLM from Tulane Law School in 1999.
Career
Smith interned for Senator John Breaux and Congressman Billy Tauzin. Smith was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2000, and to the Louisiana State Senate in 2012.