Eddie Smith (politician)
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Eddie Smith
| image =
| state_house = Tennessee
| district = 13th
| term_start = January 13, 2015
| term_end = January 8, 2019
| predecessor = Gloria Johnson
| successor = Gloria Johnson
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|11}}
| birth_place =
| education = Tusculum College (BS)
| party = Republican
}}
Eddie Smith (born April 11, 1979) is an American Republican politician who represented District 13 in the Tennessee House of Representatives from January 2014 until his defeat in the November 2018 elections, where he lost to Democrat Gloria Johnson by a 10-point margin.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/153250/eddie-smith#.WEy5mqIrKRs|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Project Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-11}}
Education
Smith earned his bachelor of science from Tusculum College in Tusculum, Tennessee.
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Legislation
Smith introduced legislation during the 109th General Assembly to increase penalties for school bus drivers who are caught texting and driving. This bill was crafted in the aftermath of a Knox County Schools bus accident that resulted in the death of two young students and a teachers aid.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/02/02/state-bill-targets-distracted-school-bus-drivers/79693046/|title=State bill targets distracted school bus drivers|newspaper=The Tennessean|access-date=2016-12-11}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
Category:Tusculum University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly
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