Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician)

Tom Smith
Personal details
Born
Thomas Joel Smith

(1947-10-20)October 20, 1947
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 67)
Shelocta, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 2011)
Republican (2011–2015)
SpouseSaundy Smith
Children7
WebsiteCampaign website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 1, 2012)

Thomas Joel Smith (October 20, 1947 – October 17, 2015) was an American politician and businessman from Pennsylvania. A Democrat for four decades before seeking elective office, Smith switched his registration in 2011 and ran for the United States Senate in the 2012 election as a Republican,[1][2] losing to the incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr.

  1. ^ "Tom Smith: Former Democratic Committeeman". 5 December 2011.
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