Senator Debbie Smith

Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2001-2002 and 2004-2011 (first elected November 2000; and after lapse in service, subsequently elected November 2004) - Speaker Pro Tempore, 2011; Assistant Majority Whip, 2007-2009
  • Nevada Senate (elected November 2012) - Chairman, Finance Committee and Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 2013-Present

Other Public Service

  • Board Member, Girl Scouts Sierra Nevada
  • Board Member, Nevada Afterschool Alliance
  • Consultant, Nevada Parent Teacher Association
  • Advisory Board, Northern Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation
  • Vice President, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Autism Advocate, 2011
  • Past President, Nevada Parent Teacher Association
  • Former Chair, Council to Establish Academic Standards

Honors and Awards

  • Honor Award, American Lung Association in Nevada, 2012
  • Consumer Advocate of the Year, Nevada Justice Association, 2011
  • Director Award, Nevada Association of School Boards, 2011
  • Henry Toll Fellow, 2010
  • Public Education Hall of Fame, 2009
  • Elected Official of the Year, Disability Advocates
  • Public Official of the Year, Nevada Association of Social Workers
  • Legislator of the Year, School Counselor's Association
  • Crystal Apple Award, Clark County School District
  • Flemming Fellow, Class of 2002
  • Freshman Lawmaker of the Year, Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada, 2001
  • Life Member, National Parent Teacher Association
  • Mike O'Callahahn/United Way Teamwork Award

Affiliations

  • Yale Women's Campaign School, 2010
  • Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST, 2002

Government

  • Past Member, Lander County School Board, National Parent Teacher Association Board of Directors, Sparks Charter Commission

Personal

Occupation: Retired
Recreation: Reading, Walking, Scrapbooking
Born: 1956 - Tucson, Arizona
Spouse: Greg Smith
Children: Olivia, Ian, Erin