Norma Smith
Norma Ruth Smith is an American politician of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 10th Legislative District since 2008.
Smith received a B.A. in theology from Puget Sound Christian College. She was an aide to Republican U.S. Representative Jack Metcalf from 1994 to 2000, and was a member of the South Whidbey School Board from 1991 to 1995, serving as president in 1994. She unsuccessfully ran against Democratic State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen in 2000 and Democratic U.S. Representative Rick Larsen in 2002. Smith was appointed to the state House in 2008 to fill a vacant seat. Her district, the 10th Legislative District, encompasses all of Island County, a portion of northwestern Snohomish County, and a southwestern portion of Skagit County. She was subsequently reelected. In the state House, Smith obtained a bipartisan reputation and was known as a prominent supporter of data privacy legislation. She announced in March 2020 that she would not seek reelection to a seventh term in office.
She lives in Clinton, Washington.
