Rod Smith (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rod Smith (politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Southwest City, Missouri, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Rodney Warren Smith (born November 15, 1949) is an American politician from the U.S.
state of Florida.
A Democrat, Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006.
Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis.
In 2010, Smith was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida as the running mate of Alex Sink in her campaign for Governor of Florida.
From November 2010 through January 2013 Smith served as chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.
In 2016, Smith again ran for a seat in the Florida Senate but was ultimately defeated by Keith Perry, a Republican and former state representative.