She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.
[2] Smith was elected in 2002 to represent District 5 after winning the Democratic primary to replace Helene Keeley, who was running for the District 3 seat.
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In 2018, "dogged by questions about whether she still lived in the Bear district she represented," Smith announced would resign at the end of her term.
[13] Shortly before leaving office, she was criticized by open government advocates and Democratic Party officials for establishing a private business that would benefit from legislation she sponsored in her last month in office.
[14][15] She had previously stated that the legislation would not "have a material benefit for her" when advocating for the passage of the bill.