Billy Ray Smith (politician)

Billy Ray Smith
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
In office
January 1, 1996 – January 5, 2004
GovernorPaul E. Patton
Ernie Fletcher
Preceded byEd Logsdon
Succeeded byRichie Farmer
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1995
Preceded byBuddy Adams
Succeeded byRoger Thomas
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Billy Ray Smith is an American politician from Kentucky who was the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 1996 to 2004 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1982 to 1995. Smith was first elected to the house in 1981 after incumbent representative Buddy Adams retired.[1] He was elected agriculture commissioner in 1995 after incumbent commissioner Ed Logsdon retired to run for Secretary of State.[2] He was reelected in 1999 and term-limited in 2003.[3]

  1. ^ "State legislators decline to run". The Lexington Leader. February 12, 1981. p. A10.
  2. ^ "Other state races". The Lexington Herald-Leader. February 1, 1995. p. A1.
  3. ^ "Alice Baesler to run for farm commissioner". The Lexington Herald-Leader. January 4, 2003. p. B1.