Tootie Smith

Tootie Smith (born March 3, 1957) is an American politician and hazelnut farmer from the state of Oregon.

She attended Mount Hood Community College and graduated from Concordia University.

Smith unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2014, but lost to incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, receiving 39% of the vote.

[2][3] Smith ran for reelection to the county commission in 2016, but lost to Ken Humberston.

In a comment generating controversy, Smith in 2020 said that following her state's COVID restrictions was like being a "second-rate slave".