Mike Smith (Louisiana politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Mike Smith

|birth_name = Kenneth Michael Smith

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|01}}

|birth_place = Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S.

|state_senate = Louisiana State

|district = 31st

|term_start = 1996

|term_end = 2008

|preceded = Donald G. Kelly

|succeeded = Gerald Long

|party = Democratic
Independent

|relatives = Long family

|parents = P. K. Smith (father)

|alma_mater = Northwestern State University

}}

Kenneth Michael Smith (born June 1, 1948){{Citation|title=Louisiana Senate District 31|work=Enlou|date=October 29, 2009}}

is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 31st district of the Louisiana State Senate.{{Cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present|first=Arthur|last=McEnany|work=Louisiana State Senate|date=January 2008|access-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225225646/http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|archive-date=December 25, 2015|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}

Smith was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, the son of P. K. Smith.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/MSmithJan08.htm|title=

New trade school OK'd in Winn: 'Gold star' in career, says retiring State Senator Mike Smith|work=The Piney Woods|first=Tom|last=Kelly|access-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809180552/http://www.thepineywoods.com/MSmithJan08.htm|archive-date=August 9, 2016|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}} Smith graduated from high school in Winnfield in 1966, then attended Northwestern State University, where he earned a degree in agribusiness in 1970. Smith is related to the Long family of Louisiana politicians.

In 1996 Smith was elected for the 31st district of the Louisiana State Senate. After serving the maximum term of 12 years, Smith was succeeded by his cousin Gerald Long in 2008.