Denny Smith

Denny Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991
Preceded byAl Ullman
Succeeded byMike Kopetski
Constituency2nd district (1981–1983)
5th district (1983–1991)
Personal details
Born
Dennis Alan Smith

(1938-01-19) January 19, 1938 (age 86)
Ontario, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Deanna Smith
(m. 1989; died 2011)
EducationWillamette University (BA)

Dennis Alan Smith (born January 19, 1938) is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over the family's newspaper business. A Republican, he served ten years in Congress from 1981 until 1991. His father was former Oregon Governor Elmo Smith.