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Will Smith
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 21, 2016
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byJamie Raskin
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 20th district
In office
January 14, 2015 – December 21, 2016
Preceded byTom Hucker
Heather Mizeur
Succeeded byJheanelle Wilkins
Personal details
Born
William C. Smith Jr.

(1982-02-06) February 6, 1982 (age 42)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCamille Fesche
Children1 daughter
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA, JD)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
National Intelligence University (MS)
Signature
WebsiteCampaign website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service2001–present
RankLieutenant Commander
UnitUnited States Navy Reserve
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

William C. Smith Jr. (born February 6, 1982) is an American politician a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 20 since 2016. He previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2016.

Early life and education

Smith was born at the Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland,[1] on February 6. 1982,[2] to father William Charles Smith Sr. and mother Rose Marie (née Rohe).[3] He graduated from the Barrie School and later attended the College of William & Mary, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 2004 and his Juris Doctor degree in 2009; Johns Hopkins University, earning a Master of Arts degree in government in 2006; and National Intelligence University, earning a Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence degree in 2018.[2]

Military service

Smith serves as an officer in the United States Navy Reserves and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In March 2019, Smith deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, serving in Kabul, Afghanistan until October 2019. In Afghanistan Smith served as the Branch Chief for the Governance and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) divisions within the Combined Joint Intelligence Operations Center- Afghanistan (CJIOC-A). As Branch Chief, Smith ensured key leaders and planners maintained continuous situational awareness of emergent Afghan government and security force issues by providing timely and well-researched intelligence assessments and products during a particularly demanding and volatile period in Afghanistan's political history. Smith drove Command understanding of the Afghan presidential election, a Commander Resolute Support Priority Intelligence Requirement, by collaborating with the Combined Joint Operations Center (CJOC), North Atlantic Treaty Organization analytical fusion cell, and other coalition-partner organizations to provide timely intelligence and advice to senior leaders.

Public service and career

Smith chaired the Montgomery County Community Development Block Grant Board from 2004 to 2008, afterwards chairing the county Victim Services Advisory Board until 2012. He served the director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2011 to 2013. At the same time, Smith was the second vice president of the Montgomery County NAACP later serving on the group's executive committee.[2]

In 2005, Smith started Youth Achieve Inc., a youth development nonprofit. As of 2023, he currently serves on the board of directors of multiple organizations, including Gandhi Brigade, the GapBuster Learning Center, and Impact Silver Spring.[2]

Smith worked as an attorney for the Federal Practice Group from 2014 to 2016, and for the Solomon Law Firm since 2018.[2]

Maryland House of Delegates

Smith was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2014, succeeding Heather Mizeur. Smith served on the House Judiciary Committee and quickly became one of the most effective legislators in Annapolis. Smith was the lead sponsor of 14 successful bills during his tenure in the House, including HB 1009 the Good Samaritan Law, which ensured those who report drug and alcohol related medical emergencies would not be prosecuted.

House Speaker Michael E. Busch swears Smith into the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015

Maryland Senate

Following Jamie Raskin's election to the United States House of Representatives, Smith was appointed to the Maryland Senate. Smith had a successful first session in Maryland's upper chamber. Smith was the lead sponsor of 14 successful pieces of legislation during 2017. He shepherded through legislation including SB 651, which barred Maryland public schools from suspending and expelling children in prekindergarten up to and including second grade; SB 943 which established a dispute resolution process between preschools and parents with children with disabilities, and the Hire our Veterans Act of 2017, which created income tax credits to incentivize small businesses to hire veterans. Smith also was the lead sponsor on the Home Act, which would have barred landlords from discriminating against renters with housing vouchers and a Gun-Free Higher Education bill. Smith is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus, one of the first men to join the Women's Caucus, and is the Chair of the Veterans' Caucus.

Smith has earned various legislative awards during his tenure as a Maryland legislator, including:

  • Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Leadership Award (2015
  • Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Leadership Award (2016)
  • The Arc Maryland Legislator of the Year Award (2017)
  • The Mid-Atlantic innocence Project & University of Baltimore Innocence Clinic “Advocate for Innocence” Award (2018)
  • The Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington Public Service Award (2018)
  • The American Legion Department of Maryland, Inc. Legislator of the Year Award (2019)
  • American Montessori Society Dr. Maria Montessori Ambassador Award Honoree (2019)
  • A Wider Circle Outstanding Leadership & Public Service Award (2020)
  • The Meyerhoff Public Service Award (2023)

Chairman of Judicial Proceedings Committee

In 2019 Smith became the 50th Chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee. He is the first African American to hold the post. With Smith as Chairman the committee has moved in a decidedly more progressive direction. As Chairman Smith has orchestrated the passage of significant reforms in the areas or parole reform, police reform, equity in housing, and civil rights.

Juvenile justice reform

  • The Juvenile Justice Coordinated Council Reform: Comprehensive overhaul of Maryland’s criminal code as applied to children to reflect national best practices (SB691/HB459)
  • The Juvenile Interrogation Act ensuring children’s due process rights when they are taken into custody (SB53/HB269) and
  • Juvenile Restoration Act – Ending the practice of sentencing youths to prison without the possibility of parole

Police reform

  • Repeal of the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights (LEOBR) and Establishment of Uniform Police Accountability Standards:
  • Anton’s Law: Transparency into Police Disciplinary Records
  • Curtailing No-Knock Warrants
  • Attorney General Independent Investigations and exclusive prosecutorial authority of Police-Involved Deaths
  • Establishing a Statewide Use of Force Standard
  • Requiring the Usage of Body-Worn Cameras
  • Demilitarization of Police:
  • Expanding Access to Mental Health Services for Police Officers
  • Expanding Police Department Liability for Police Violence
  • Local Control of the Baltimore Police Department

Parole reform

  • Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)
  • Correctional Services – Parole – Life Imprisonment (Getting the Governor Out of Parole)
  • Juveniles Convicted as Adults – Sentencing – Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)  A series of recent Supreme Court decisions have acknowledged the inhumanity of sentencing a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole. Senate Bill 494/House Bill 409, abolishes the practice of sentencing a youth to die in prison without an opportunity to petition the court for consideration of a reduction in sentence.

Civil rights

  • SB 531 – The CROWN Act - Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles (2020)
  • SB0606 - Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Basis (2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III's Law) holds people accountable when they commit a crime out of motivation in relation to another person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin
  • The Inclusive Schools Act - Prohibits any prekindergarten, primary, or secondary school in the state, including both public schools and private schools receiving state funding, from discriminating against a student or a prospective student based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability (SB666/HB850).
  • Prohibiting a court from reducing the amount of money damages awarded to a plaintiff based on race, ethnicity or gender. This bill will ensure that less discriminatory factors are relied upon when calculating a loss of expected lifetime earnings (HB244).
  • Preventing a debtor in a small claims action from being subject to a civil arrest warrant – also known as a body attachment. Under certain conditions, an individual may not know there is any such warrant for their arrest. This bill prevents arrest of individuals for unpaid debts in small claims court (SB452/HB349).
  • Major advances in preventing workplace harassment, including a bill to treat sexual harassment in the workplace the same as any other form of harassment, and expand the definition of workplace harassment to cover cases in which submission to the harassment is made a condition of employment, or an otherwise hostile and abusive workplace is created (SB451).
  • Expanding access to justice for victims of workplace harassment by tolling the statute of limitations so that an individual has enough time to request an administrative investigation into the workplace conduct. After the conclusion of the case before the administrative body, such as the Maryland Commission for Civil Rights, the individual retains the ability to file suit in a court of law (SB451).

Personal life

Smith is married to his wife, Camille Fesche, who works as a lobbyist for in the Maryland General Assembly. Together, they have a daughter, born 2018.[4]

Smith's decorations and medals include the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and the Joint Service Achievement Award.[2]

Political positions

Maryland Matters has described Smith as a progressive, noting that he represents the most progressive legislative district in the state.[5]

Crime

During the 2019 legislative session, Smith introduced a bill requiring drunk driving offenders to use ignition interlocks after their first offense.[6]

In February 2020, Smith introduced a legislative package to address the public safety crisis in Baltimore, including bills to increase crackdowns on and incentives for reporting illegal firearms, expanded supervision of residents on parole, and improved information-sharing between local police departments.[7] The bills were seen as the legislature's response to a trio of crime bills introduced by Governor Larry Hogan, which Smith opposed for increasing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes.[8] Following negotiations between Hogan and legislative leaders, the bills passed with amendments including some aspects of Hogan's crime bills, including provisions to increase penalties for illegal firearm penalties, and became law.[9]

During the 2021 legislative session, Smith introduced the TRUST Act, a bill that would prohibit police from asking detainees about their immigration status and limit governments' ability to sharing data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),[10] and the Dignity Not Detention Act, which would prohibit counties from holding contracts with ICE.[11] Both bills were vetoed by Governor Hogan,[12] but legislators voted to override his veto during its special legislative session later that year.[13]

In late 2021, Smith endorsed bills that would to end the practice of charging juveniles as adults in criminal court[14] and another to prohibit police from questioning kids without their parents' consent.[15]

In April 2023, during debate on legislation to raise the age for legal gun possession to 21, Smith objected to a proposed amendment that would allow someone who completed a sentence for illegal gun possession to apply to convert their sentence to probation before judgment after completing a firearms training course. The amendment initially adopted in a 27-16 vote, but the amendment was later withdrawn from the bill in a 28-14 vote.[16]

Education

Smith supports the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.[17]

During the 2017 legislative session, Smith introduced a bill that would ban school suspensions and expulsions in prekindergarten.[18] The bill passed and became law.[19]

Environment

In February 2021, Smith wrote to Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles to express concerns with proposed changes to the state's vehicle emissions testing program. In April, he introduced an amendment to the Clean Cars Act to block the proposed changes, which was added to the bill by the Maryland Senate.[20]

Gun policy

During the 2021 legislative session, Smith voted to override Governor Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that would require background checks to purchase long guns.[21]

In July 2022, Smith condemned Governor Hogan's decision to lift restrictions on open carry in Maryland following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen.[22] During the 2023 legislative session, he introduced legislation to strengthen the state's safe-storage laws, which passed and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore.[23]

Health care

During the 2019 legislative session, Smith introduced the End-of-Life Option Act, which would provide palliative care to terminally ill patients.[24] The bill failed to pass out of the Maryland Senate after state senator Obie Patterson refused to cast a vote on it, causing it to die in a tied 23-23 vote.[25][26]

Housing

During the 2020 legislative session, Smith introduced the HOME Act, which banned discrimination in housing on the basis of source of income. The bill passed and became law.[27][28]

In 2021, Smith introduced legislation that would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants without providing a "just cause" and establish a statewide rental assistance fund.[29] After a bill requiring just-cause evictions became law, he signed onto a letter calling on Governor Larry Hogan to fully fund the bill.[30]

In February 2023, following a gas explosion at Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland, that killed seven and injured 68 residents, Smith said he would put Governor Wes Moore's appointment of Juan Alvarado to the Maryland Public Service Commission on hold, saying that he wanted to probe Alvarado's role in the investigations following the Flower Branch emergency.[31] Alvarado withdrew his nomination a few days later.[32]

Views on Israel-Hamas war

In November 2023, Smith and eight other state senators signed a joint letter that threatened to defund immigrants rights group CASA de Maryland because it had called for an immediate ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war and condemned the "utilization of US tax dollars to promote the ongoing violence."[33] In response, the ACLU issued a statement noting that the letter by Kagan and others "amounts to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination."[7]

Marijuana

During the 2019 legislative session, Smith introduced legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in Maryland.[34]

Policing

In June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, Smith proposed a package of bills on police accountability and reform, which included bills to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, establish an independent investigative body to handle police misconduct cases, and Anton's Law.[35][36] The legislative package was introduced during the 2021 legislative session, during which all of its bills passed,[37] but were vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan; legislators overrode Hogan's veto shortly thereafter.[38]

In January 2022, Smith criticized Governor Hogan's "Refund the Police" initiative, accusing him of engaging in "bumper-sticker sloganeering" and rebuking his claims that multiple jurisdictions in the state were cutting police funding.[39]

During the 2023 legislative session, Smith introduced legislation that would give the attorney general of Maryland sole prosecutorial power over cases involving police-involved deaths.[40] The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore.[41]

Social issues

In December 2018, Smith signed onto an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case American Legion v. American Humanist Association defending the cross-shaped Peace Cross monument in Bladensburg, Maryland.[42]

During the 2019 legislative session, Smith introduced legislation that would allow residents to designate their gender as "X" on driver's licenses. The bill passed and became law.[43]

In 2020, Smith introduced the CROWN Act, which would ban discrimination based on hairstyle. The bill passed and became law.[44][28]

During the 2022 legislative session, Smith introduced legislation that would prohibit the prosecution of individuals who come to Maryland to receive abortion services.[45] The bill was reintroduced in 2023 following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision,[46] during which it passed and was signed into law.[47]

In March 2023, Smith testified in support of the Child Victims Act, a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on child sexual assault cases.[48]

Transportation

Smith supports the Purple Line[49] and Red Line rail line projects,[50] and has criticized delays toward the Purple Line's completing, warning in June 2020 that future delays would be "devastating for the community".[49] During the 2020 legislative session, he introduced legislation to provide tax credits to small businesses affected by the Purple Line's construction.[51]

Smith opposes proposals to widen Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway.[52] During the 2019 legislative session, he introduced legislation that would give counties veto power over state transportation projects within their jurisdiction.[53]

Electoral history

Maryland House of Delegates District 20 Democratic primary election, 2014[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila E. Hixson (incumbent) 9,135 24.5
Democratic David Moon 6,959 18.7
Democratic William C. Smith Jr. 6,006 16.1
Democratic Will Jawando 5,620 15.1
Democratic Darian Unger 4,296 11.5
Democratic Jonathan Shurberg 2,997 8.0
Democratic Justin W. Chappell 1,076 2.9
Democratic D'Juan Hopewell 778 2.1
Democratic George Zokle 397 1.1
Maryland House of Delegates District 20 election, 2014[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheila E. Hixson (incumbent) 23,519 31.6
Democratic William C. Smith Jr. 21,989 29.6
Democratic David Moon 21,646 29.1
Green Daniel S. Robinson 6,801 9.1
Write-in 407 0.5
Maryland Senate District 20 Democratic primary election, 2018[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Smith (incumbent) 16,896 100.0
Maryland Senate District 20 election, 2018[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Smith (incumbent) 42,069 90.8
Republican Dwight Patel 4,236 9.1
Write-in 40 0.1
Maryland Senate District 20 election, 2022[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Smith (incumbent) 42,069 98.8
Write-in 422 1.2

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