Virginia D. Smith

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Virginia D. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	David Martin
Succeeded by	Bill Barrett
Personal details
Born	Virginia Dodd June 30, 1911 Randolph, Iowa
Died	January 23, 2006(2006-01-23) (aged 94) Sun City West, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Haven N. Smith ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1997)​

Virginia Dodd Smith (June 30, 1911 – January 23, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1991 from the Third Congressional District of Nebraska. She was the first and to date only woman from Nebraska to hold a seat in the House.

Before serving in Congress, Smith chaired the American Farm Bureau Women for twenty years.^[1]