Introduction
Stephanie M. Smith is an American politician who currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates. Delegate Smith represents the 45th Legislative District of the state of Maryland which is located in east Baltimore City.
Background
Smith is a first-generation college graduate and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Hampton University, a master's degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware, and a juris doctor from Howard University School of Law. Smith serves as an Assistant Director in the Baltimore City Department of Planning. Smith is a former AmeriCorps VISTA, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow, and nonprofit environmental health advocate.
In the Legislature
Smith was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9 2019 and assigned to the House Ways and Means committee. As member of that committee, Smith sits on the Education and Local Revenues Subcommittees. On January 10, 2020, Delegate Smith was unanimously elected Chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly.