Full Name:
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married: Jerick
Birth Date:
12/31/1980
Birth Place:
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Home City:
Orlando, FL
BS, Business Administration, University of Central Florida, 1999-2003
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 49, 2016-2022
Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 37, 2020
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Accountability Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Quality Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Higher Education and Career Readiness Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Government Affairs Manager, Equality Florida Institute, Incorporated, 2015-2016
Legislative Assistant to Representative Joe Saunders, Florida House of Representatives, 2012-2014
Legislative Assistant to Representative Scott Randolph, Florida House of Representatives, 2011-2012
Manager, Men's Warehouse, 2003-2011
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Democratic Party, 2013-2015
Awards:
Watermark, Most Remarkable Person, 2015
Florida Education Association (FEA), Human and Civil Rights Leadership Award, 2016
Out Magazine, OUT100's Survivors and Heroes of Pulse, 2016
Father's Name:
Luis Ricardo
Father's Occupation:
the owner of a small business which specializes in pool cleaning services
Mother's Name:
Johanne
Mother's Occupation:
His French Canadian mother, Johanne, maintains a public school ESOL program working with students who do not speak English as a first language