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This article is about the West Virginia state legislator. For other people named Randy Smith, see Randy Smith.

Randy Edward Smith[2] (born March 3, 1960) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 14 since January 11, 2017.

  • In 2022, “Republican state Senator Randy Smith told voters that he planned to sponsor a bill proposing that those convicted of drug offenses voluntarily sterilize themselves to receive a reduced sentence. ‘If you want to lessen your prison sentence, if you're a man, you can get a vasectomy so you can't produce anymore,’ Smith told audience members, according to the Cumberland Times-News. ‘If you're a woman, then you get your tubes tied, so you don't bring any more drug babies into the system.’”[3]

Elections

West Virginia Senate District 14 (Position B) election, 2016[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Smith 23,201 53.26%
Democratic Bob Williams 18,264 41.93%
Libertarian Matthew Persinger 2,098 4.82%
Total votes 43,563 100.0%
  • 2012 Smith was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,485 votes,[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,059 votes (57.6%) against Democratic incumbent Stan Shaver.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Randy E. Smith". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Randy Smith's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Nick (2022-12-07). "Republican looks to lessen prison time for drug users who get sterilized". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  4. ^ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 8, 2016". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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