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Representative Derrick Smith (D) - Previous General Assembly (98th)
10th District

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Springfield Office:
260-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8077
District Office:
2532A W. Warren Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 243-7129
(312) 243-7405 FAX
Years served: March 2011-August 2012; January 2013 - January 2015

Committee assignments: Appropriations-Public Safety; Consumer Protection; Human Services (Vice-Chairperson); Housing; Public Safety: Police & Fire Commit; Tourism & Conventions.

Biography: Full-time state legislator; Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Malcolm X College; B.S. in Business Administration from DePaul University; member of the St. John's Grand Masonic Lodge; trustee of Union Missionary Baptist Church; married (wife, Valarie), has three sons and six grandchildren.


Associated Senator(s): Patricia Van Pelt