Nick Smith

A Representative from Michigan. Born in Addison, Hillsdale County, Mich. , November 5, 1934. B. A. , Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. , 1957. M. S. , University of Delaware, Newark, Del. , 1959. United States Air Force, 1959-1961. Trustee, Somerset Township, Mich. , board, 1962-1968, and supervisor, 1966-1968. Member of the Hillsdale County, Mich. , board of supervisors, 1966-1968. Assistant deputy administrator and director of energy, United States Department of Agriculture, 1972-1974. Chair, Michigan Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Delegate to the American Assembly on World Population and Hunger, Washington, D. C. , 1973. Member of the Michigan state house of representative, 1978-1982. Member of the Michigan state senate, 1983-1993. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2005). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004.