Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since January 14, 2015.

Current Assignments

2015 Economic Matters Committee

2023 Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2023 Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2019 Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2023 Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup

2023 Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (2016 - Executive Committee)

2022 Chair, Eastern Shore House Delegation

Past House Service

Minority Whip, 2021; Deputy Minority Whip, 2021; Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2023; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Legislative Policy Committee, 2021; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2021; Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation, 2015-2023.

Public Service

Mid-Shore Regional Council, Executive Board (Member, 2015), 2017-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2015-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Advocacy Board Member, Legislative Committee, SCORE Counselor, 2003-; Governor's Office for Healthcare Reform/Essential Health Benefit Advisory Committee, 2012; Senate Finance Committee Task Force on the Workplace Fraud Act of 2009, 2012.

Memberships

Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015-; President, Maryland and Northern Virginia Floor Covering Association, 2012-2014; Maryland Leadership Council, National Federation of Independent Business, 2012-2014; Board of Directors Lower Shore Chapter, American Red Cross, 2012-; Salisbury Rotary, 2014-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.

Biographical Information

Born, Salisbury, Maryland, June 19, 1972; Wicomico Senior High , Salisbury, MD, 1990; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, B.S., Business Management, 1994; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, MBA, 1996; President, Value Carpet One, 2001 - (sales, 1992-95; sales manager, 1995-2001); President, S. Lee Smith Jr., Inc. (family real estate business) 2001-; Manager, Value Enterprises, LLC, 2004 -; Married; three children.