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SENATOR
HARRI ANNE SMITH
(R)

29th District
(Dale, Geneva, Houston )

State House: Room 735
11 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-7879 Business: P.O. Box 640
Slocomb, AL 36375
Phone: (334) 886-2367
Fax: (334) 886-2364
Home: P.O. Box 483
Slocomb, AL 36375
(334) 886-3208 E-Mail: harriannesmith@graceba.net

Senator Harri Anne Smith, a native of Slocomb, Alabama is a graduate of Slocomb High School. She attended the University of Alabama and received her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Troy State University of Dothan.

She began her public service career as a member of the Slocomb City Council, an office she held from 1989 until her election as Mayor of Slocomb in 1996. She was elected to her first term in the Alabama State Senate in 1998 and has been re-elected to serve a second term without opposition.

Senator Smith is a member of six Standing Senate committees including: Finance and Taxation General Fund, Health, Veterans and Military Affairs, Economic Expansion and Trade, Confirmations and Banking. She serves on the following appointed committees: Economic Development Transportation and Cultural Affairs Center of the Southeast Legislative Conference, Joint Legislative Committee for the Agricultural Center, Select Joint Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight Committee, Municipal Government Committee, Mental Health Capital Outlay Oversight Commission and the Alabama Congressional Advisory Committee on Farm Programs.

Senator Smith is also very active as a volunteer in her local community. She served as the 2005 Campaign Chair for the Wiregrass Area United Way. She also serves as a member of the Board of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Council, the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Revolving Loan Fund and the Alabama Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Her past community involvement includes: 1993 Chairman of the Geneva County United Way Board, 1995 and 2004 Geneva County Campaign Chair of United Way, 1989 President of the Slocomb Jaycees, Board Member of the Southeast Alabama Regional Council on Aging, Southeast Alabama Symphony Association, Slocomb Senior Citizen's Advisory Board, Board Member of the Southeast Alabama Regional Development Council, Alabama League of Municipalities Legislative Committee, the State of Alabama Agribusiness Council, the Alabama Bankers Association Legislative Committee, the Board of the Geneva County Junior Miss Program, the City of Slocomb Planning and Development Committee and the Organ Transplants of Alabama Board.

Over the years, Senator Smith has received many awards for community involvement and service such as the American Heart Association's "Outstanding Advocate Award" in 2001 and the Alabama State Anesthesiologist Association's "2001 Legislator of the Year Award."

In 2002, she was named "Alumni of the Year" by Troy State University Dothan. The Slocomb City Council named Senator Smith "Outstanding Citizen of the Decade." The National Association of Social Worker's Southeast Alabama Chapter also named her "Elected Public Official of the Year 2002." She was awarded the Dothan Education Association's "Friend of Education Award" for 2002-2003.

In 2000, she was recognized as a "Friend of the Children" by the Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center and in 1999 she was named "Slocomb High School Alumnus of the Year" and the City of Slocomb 1999 "Woman of the Year Award."

In 1998, Girls Incorporated named her "Role Model of the Year" and in 1996 in recognition of her community and public service, she was made a "Hometown Hero" by Wal-Mart Corporation. She was awarded the 1994 Slocomb Elementary School's "Woman of Achievement Award."

Senator Smith is Executive Vice President and Operations Officer for Slocomb National Bank where she also serves as a member of the Board of Directors.

She is married to Charlie Smith, a native of Geneva, Alabama. She and her husband live in Slocomb, Alabama where they are members of the First Baptist Church.

Committees:

Banking and Insurance; Confirmations; Economic Expansion and Trade; Finance and Taxation General Fund; Health; Veterans and Military Affair