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D-Fayetteville
House District 92
Serving her third and last House term
Committees: Judiciary; State Agencies; Legislative Audit; Joint Performance Review.
Special connections: One of the leading advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment. Political communications professor at the University of Arkansas. A licensed lawyer.
How to reach her: Home number: 479-443-9706. She checks messages. State e-mail: smithl@arkleg.state.ar.us.
What you should know: Hard worker. Described by peers from around the state as one of the most politically courageous members of the House, willing to embrace unpopular causes.
Her priority: Domestic violence legislation. Passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
Her firmest prediction: “We’ll see something we haven’t before in terms of budget. People expect that the new fiscal sessions will give the Legislature great power. I think the sessions will give the executive branch more power. They have full-time jobs with full-time staff. All the budget information comes from executive branch agencies.”