Reggie Smith has officially entered the State Representative race with three others for the soon-to-be vacated seat held by Republican Larry Phillips since 2003. Others that have announced their candidacy are Kevin Couch, a former Sherman City Councilman and Brent Lawson, an electrical engineer from Van Alstyne.
Reginald “Reggie” B. Smith, Jr. formally announced his candidacy for the position of Texas State Representative, District 62 on the steps of the Grayson County Courthouse.
Smith is no stranger to District 62 or to the conservative battlefield of fighting for less government, lower taxes, Texas jobs, and secure borders. He descends from a sixth generation Grayson County pioneer family.
“My family came to Grayson County long ago in search of a better life and economic future and together, with friends and neighbors, helped build what we have today. These are transformational times and I want to do my part to ensure we keep the blessings that have been handed down to us,” Smith said.
Smith is also the founder and owner of Reginald B. Smith, Jr. PLLC, a general practice law firm which he established in 2003. He is a two term chairman of the Grayson County Republican Party and currently the Northern Regional Director of the Texas Republican County Chairman’s Association. He has also served on the ballot security team for the Texoma Patriots providing election law advice to the local tea party organization in local elections.
In 1991, Smith received his B.S. in Political Science from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and was a member of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society. In 1994 he earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas. Upon graduation, he returned home to practice law. Smith is licensed to practice in Texas and admitted to practice in federal court including the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has been recognized, locally, as the “Best in Texoma” in the field of Family Law for the last three years.
Smith’s involvement in conservative political causes spans more than two decades. From his involvement at Austin College as an officer in the college Republican Club, to his service as a delegate to Republican County and State Party Conventions, he played an important role in the transformation of Grayson County from a Democrat to Republican county. Smith is also a member of the National Rifle Association.
Smith has been active in various local charitable and service organizations. He has served on the board of directors of Big Brother Big Sisters, Friends of Scouting with the Texoma Valley Boy Scouts and The Rehab Center among others. He has coached little league teams and devoted much of his personal time with wife, Stephany, to raising their three children.
“I think it is important to have widespread local support across all of District 62, Smith said. “I am pleased to have the support of the mayors of Sherman and Denison, the Sheriff of Delta County, Sheriff and District Attorney of Fannin County and legendary Sheriff and Retired U.S. Marshal Keith Gary to name just a few,” he said. “I am also pleased that Representative Larry Phillips is a supporter,” Smith said. “Representative Phillips is a good man who has served District 62 very well.”
Smith and his wife currently reside in Van Alstyne, Texas with their three children and are active members of the First Baptist Church of Van Alstyne.
District 62 is comprised of Grayson, Fannin and Delta Counties.