Malcolm Smith (American politician)

Malcolm Smith
Smith in 2013
President pro tempore of the New York State Senate
In office July 9, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by	Pedro Espada Jr.
Succeeded by	Dean Skelos
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office January 7, 2009 – June 8, 2009
Governor	David Paterson
Preceded by	Dean Skelos (acting)
Succeeded by	Pedro Espada Jr. (acting)
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
In office January 7, 2009 – June 8, 2009
Preceded by	Dean Skelos
Succeeded by	Dean Skelos
Member of the New York Senate from the 14th district
In office January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2014
Preceded by	George Onorato
Succeeded by	Leroy Comrie
Member of the New York State Senate from the 10th district
In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2002
Preceded by	Alton R. Waldon Jr.
Succeeded by	Ada L. Smith
Personal details
Born	Malcolm Anthony Smith (1956-08-09) August 9, 1956 (age 68) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Independent Democratic Conference (2011–2013)
Spouse	Michele Lisby
Children	4
Education	Fordham University (BA) Adelphi University (MBA)
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Malcolm Anthony Smith^[1] (born August 9, 1956) is an American politician from New York who was convicted of public corruption. A Democrat, Smith was a member of the State Senate, representing the 10th district in the New York State Senate from 2000 to 2002 and Senate District 14 from 2003 to 2014. Smith served as New York State Senate Majority Leader in 2009 and served as Temporary President of the New York State Senate from 2009 to 2010; he is the first African-American to hold those leadership positions.

On April 2, 2013, Smith was arrested by the FBI on federal corruption charges. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation alleged that Smith attempted to secure a spot on the Republican ballot in the 2013 New York City mayoral election through bribery of New York City Councilman Dan Halloran and two other Republican officials. In September 2014, Smith's Democratic primary challenger, former New York City Councilman Leroy Comrie, defeated Smith in a landslide. The following year, Smith was convicted of all charges against him and sentenced to seven years in federal prison.