Kandie Smith's Biography
- State Senate (NC) - District 5, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (NC) - District 5
Contact Information
Post Office Box 1832
Greenville, NC 27835
Phone: 414-732-6048
Office
16 West Jones Street, Room. 1113
Raleigh, NC 27601
Full Name:
Kandie Diane Smith
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Spartanburg, SC
Home City:
Greenville, NC
Religion:
Christian
Bachelors of Science, Sociology, Charleston Southern University, 1987-1991
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 5, 2023-present
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 5, 2024, 2026
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 8, 2019-2023
Mayor, City of Greenville, North Carolina, 2017-2019
Member, Greenville City Council, 2010-2019
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources
Member, Education/Higher Education Committee
Member, Elections
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on The North Carolina State Lottery
Member, State and Local Government Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Elections Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, State and Local Government Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Capital, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Consultant, Self-Employed, 2012-present
Member, Greenville North Carolina Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present
Member, National Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, present
Member, Pitt County Reentry Council, present
Former Liason, Affordable Housing Committee
Member, Economic Development Subcommittee
Former Liason, Greenville Housing Authority
Regional Representative, National Black Caucus of Elected Officials
Member, National Board of Black Realist
Former Liason, Recreation & Park Commission
Favorite Quote:
Stand for something or fall for anything!