Rex Smith (politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Rex Smith

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| state_house = Kentucky

| district = 4th

| term_start = January 1, 1987

| term_end = January 1, 1995

| predecessor = Joel Ellington

| successor = Kathy Hogancamp

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| party = Democratic

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Rex Smith is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995. Smith was first elected in 1986 after incumbent representative Joel Ellington unsuccessfully ran for the Kentucky Senate.{{cite news |date=February 21, 1986 |title=Barkley to run for state house |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=B2 |quote=The [4th district] is now held by Rep. Joel Ellington, D-Paducah, who is a candidate for the state Senate.}} He did not seek reelection in 1994 and was succeeded by Republican Kathy Hogancamp.{{cite news |date=November 19, 1994 |title=Political wheeler |work=The Lexington Herald-Leader |page=C1 |quote=Hogancamp [won] the 4th District House seat vacated by Democrat Rex Smith, who did not seek re-election.}} In 2010 he was the Democratic nominee for the 2nd senate district, losing to incumbent Bob Leeper.