Nick Smith (U.S. politician)

Nick H. Smith ( born November 5, 1934 in Addison, Hillsdale County, Michigan) is an American politician. Between 1993 and 2005 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Nick Smith attended until 1957, the Michigan State University in East Lansing. Then he sat until 1959 continued his education at the University of Delaware in Newark. Between 1959 and 1961 he was a soldier in the U.S. Air Force. He also managed to date a dairy farm in Addison. Politically, Smith was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1962 and 1968 he was a member of the council of Somerset Township; From 1966, he was there also mayor. At the same time he was a member of the county council in Hillsdale County. From 1972 to 1974 he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At that time he was also chairman of the agricultural stabilization and assisting authority in Michigan. In 1973, Smith was a delegate at a Washington DC meeting held in part that dealt with world hunger problems.

Between 1978 and 1982, Smith was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Michigan; 1983 to 1993 he was a member of the State Senate. In the congressional elections of 1992 he was elected the seventh constituency of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where he became the successor of Dale E. Kildee on January 3, 1993. After five re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 2005, six legislative periods. There his voting record was relatively conservative.

In 2004, Nick Smith opted not to run again. He recommended at that time to nominate his son Brad as candidates for his succession. In this case, it was suggested by some party leaders in Congress to vote for a health law. In return, the election of his son would then have been financially supported. Smith refused, and his son was defeated in the primaries. The Ethics Committee reprimanded later this behavior of some Members of Michigan.