Alma Wheeler Smith | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 54th district | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Ann Jamnick |
| Succeeded by | David E. Rutledge |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Lana Pollack |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Brater |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1941 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (Journalism) |
Alma Wheeler Smith (born August 6, 1941) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She was most recently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 54th District, which includes the city of Ypsilanti, Augusta Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, and Ypsilanti Township in Washtenaw County, from 2005 to 2010. A Democrat, she sat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, served two terms in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002, and sought her party's nomination for Governor of Michigan in 2010.[1]