Full Name:
Erica Danette Smith
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 4 Children
Birth Place:
Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, NC
Home City:
Henrico, NC
MA, Religious Studies, Howard University School of Divinity, 2000
BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1994
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 1, 2022
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2014-2021
Candidate, United States Senate, 2020
Former Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations on Education/Higher Education, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations/Base Budget, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Commerce and Insurance, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Environmental Review Commission, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Storm-Related River Debris/Damage in North Carolina, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Educator, Northampton County Schools, 2003-present
Research, Process and Design Engineer, Boeing Company
Student Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Patent Examiner GS12, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2003
Senior Specialist Engineer, Boeing Company, 1993-1997
Associate Servant, Cool Spring Missionary Baptist Church, present
Member, Enfield-Roanoke Rapids Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Northampton County Branch, present
Member, National Association of University Women, Halifax County Branch, present
Member and Former First Vice Moderator, Northampton County and Vicinity Missionary Baptist Association, present
Member, Northampton County Board of Education, 2008-2014
Chair and First Vice Chair, Northampton County Democratic Party, 2006-2013