His last office was as a member of the Citrus County Board of Commissioners, starting in 2016, until losing renomination in a separate district.

[1] Smith was deployed to South Korea, Panama, and in Saudi Arabia (where he served during Operation Desert Storm).

He moved to Citrus County where he worked as a security guard for the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant.

He was opposed by former State Senator and Public Service Commissioner Nancy Argenziano, who ran as an independent candidate after serving as a Republican in the legislature.

While serving in the legislature, Smith sponsored legislation that "would make it easier for Florida cattle ranchers and other owners of private property adjacent to state-owned land to exchange public parcels of equal value in return for conservation easements," which drew criticism from environmentalists.