Today, at Skeeter's World Famous Hot Dogs in Wytheville, Bill Smith announced his intentions to seek the Democratic nomination for the 6th District in the House of Delegates. Roughly seventy people attended, although I am sure Mr. Smith would agree a few just showed up for the hotdogs. The 6th District includes all of Bland County and portions of Giles, Pulaski, Tazewell, and Wythe Counties.
Mr. Smith said, "as your representative in the House of Delegates one of my highest priorities will be economic development and ensuring that all Virginians, regardless of where they live, have an opportunity to find a good job."
The Press Release also included this biographical information:
Bill Smith is the owner of Smith Enterprises in Wytheville, Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and received his MBA from Radford University. Smith serves on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Regional Enterprise Center and the Minnick Education Center. He is also a member of the Board for the TransDominion Express, Inc. and is Chair of the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation. Smith has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Wythe County Industrial Authority, the Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce, and Mountain Shelter Inc. He and his wife Farron are both Pulaski County natives and reside in Wytheville. They have two grown children.
Mr. Smith will be a great candidate. I understand he will soon have up a website and be traveling all across the District sharing his positive, results-oriented message.
The 6th District's current delegate is Anne Crockett-Stark.
