Mark D. Smith is the Iowa State Representative from the 43rd District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 from 2001 to 2003 in the 64th District and since 2003 in the 43rd District. He received his BS from Graceland College and his MSW from the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

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. He is employed by the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa (SATUCI) as the Director of Special Projects and is an adjunct instructor of Social Work for the University of Iowa.http://www.marksmithiahouse.com/whoismark/whoismark.html

, Smith serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules, Environmental Protection, Ethics, Human Resources, and Judiciary committees. He also serves on the Commission on Tobacco User Prevention and Control and on the Iowa Comprehensive Health Insurance Board. His prior political experience includes serving on the Osceola

Osceola, Iowa

Osceola is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,659 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clarke County.-Geography:Osceola is located at , at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Routes 34 and 69...

 City Council from 1981 to 1983.

On October 17, 2007, Smith endorsed Barack Obama for President. http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=107812

Electoral history

*incumbent

External links

• Representative Mark Smith official Iowa General Assembly site
• Mark Smith Iowa House official constituency site