Randy Smith (politician)

Randy Edward Smith (born March 3, 1960) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 14 since January 11, 2017.


 * In 2022, “Republican state Senator Randy Smith told voters that he planned to sponsor a bill proposing that those convicted of drug offenses voluntarily sterilize themselves to receive a reduced sentence. ‘If you want to lessen your prison sentence, if you're a man, you can get a vasectomy so you can't produce anymore,’ Smith told audience members, according to the Cumberland Times-News. ‘If you're a woman, then you get your tubes tied, so you don't bring any more drug babies into the system.’”

Elections

 * 2012 Smith was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,485 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,059 votes (57.6%) against Democratic incumbent Stan Shaver.