Kenneth J. Smith

American politician

Kenneth J. Smith

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 112th district
In office January 2, 2007^[1] – January 2, 2013
Preceded by	Fred Belardi
Succeeded by	Kevin Haggerty

Personal details
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Dorothy Trionfo
Children	2
Residence	Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Keystone College

Kenneth J. "Ken" Smith (born 1961) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 112th legislative district. He was elected in 2006.^[2]

Biography

Smith attended Dunmore High School and Keystone College.^[3]

Prior to elective office, he owned Smith's Restaurant in Scranton, which has been a family-owned business since 1934.^[4] Smith defeated incumbent Fred Belardi in the 2006 democratic primary.^[5] and easily won the general election.^[2]

It was disclosed in 2008 that the restaurant property was subject to over $27,274 in delinquent school and city property taxes.^[6] The restaurant was put up for tax sale in 2007, but received no bids.^[6] Smith paid off the tax liens on his property by May 2008.^[7] In November 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue filed a $24,762 tax lien against the restaurant, an action that Smith said was a "mistake," citing the fact that he had paid the tax bill two months prior.^[8]

References

^ "SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1" (PDF). LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ ^a ^b "2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "Representative Ken Smith (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "Rep. Kenneth J. Smith Biography". Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
^ "2006 General Primary - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ ^a ^b Krawczeniuk, Borys (2008-03-04). "Smith owes $27,000 in taxes". The Scranton Times Tribune. The Scranton Times Tribune.
^ Borys, Krawczeniuk (2008-05-15). "Rep. Smith pays late tax bills". The Scranton Times Tribune. The Scranton Times Tribune.
^ Krawczeniuk, Borys (November 19, 2009). "Rep. Smith, still behind on taxes, says latest lien was a mistake". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Scranton Times Tribune. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009.

External links

Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Kenneth J. Smith official PA House website
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Kenneth J. Smith official caucus website