Jane H. Smith
Jane Holland Smith | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for District 8 (Bossier Parish) | |
| In office 2000–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. "Bob" Barton |
| Succeeded by | Jeff R. Thompson |
| Louisiana House Minority Leader | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Succeeded by | John Bel Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1948 Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendell Scott Smith |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Northwestern State University |
| Occupation | Educator; former Bossier Parish school superintendent |
Jane Holland Smith (born January 21, 1948) is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing Bossier Parish.
In 2012, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Smith deputy secretary of the Louisiana Revenue Department.[1]
Biography
Born in Sabine Parish,[2] Smith received a B.S. and an M.Ed. from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[3] In the 1980s and 1990s, she was an educator.[4] In 1999, she became the first woman elected as to the state legislature from Bossier Parish,[2] to a seat vacated by Republican Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948) of Bossier City, who declined to run again in favor of seeking higher office.
References
- ^ "Smith takes Jindal Administration role". Bossier Press Tribune. bossierpress.com. 11 January 2012. p. 1. Retrieved January 30, 2012 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jane Smith". janesmith.us. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Louisiana House of Representatives: Jane H. Smith". house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Stephaan Harris, "After 20 years of service in Bossier Parish, Jane Smith leaves to be a state representative", November 26, 1999". Shreveport Times. Retrieved July 18, 2009.