Raymond Smith Jr.

Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (born October 15, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 21st district (including portions of Wayne and Sampson counties) from 2019 to 2023.

Career
Smith won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-three percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Robert Freeman Sr. secured forty-seven percent. He was re-elected in 2020.

In 2022, Smith challenged incumbent state senator Toby Fitch in the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Senate district. Smith lost the primary, winning only 45.5% of the vote to Fitch's 54.5%.

Smith currently plans to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2024 election.

2021-2022 session

 * Education - Community Colleges
 * Local Government
 * Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
 * Finance
 * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
 * LGBTQ+ Rights and Restrictions

2019–2020 session

 * House Appropriations on Health and Human Services
 * Appropriations
 * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
 * Transportation