During his time in the legislature he has written bills on a variety of topics including overturning Citizens United with a constitutional amendment through Article V of the US Constitution, protecting rape victims against prolonged child custody battles, and raising penalties for corporate crime.

[6] During his time in the New Hampshire House Of Representatives he has gained a reputation for using strong language in floor speeches and has attracted attention for his linguistic style, going so far as to openly describe one bill as being a "scam" and calling out other legislators at the podium who supported bills they may have had conflicts of interest on.

[10] In a social media post, Smith credited this win to appealing to his "fellow legislators sense of duty and civic virtue".

)[12] In his 2020 re-election campaign, Smith was one of the few state legislators in the country to receive a personal endorsement from US Senator Bernie Sanders.

Timothy Smith sent Ulery a harsh reply, which was also sent Reply-All to all 400 of their fellow legislators, and which someone subsequently leaked to the press for comedy value.

Later, Ulery left a comment in response to a post about the incident indicating that after further thought he no longer suspected Smith of leaking the emails.