Bill Smith for Delegate (6th District)
Brian February 2nd, 2007
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. 
Glad to hear he decided to throw his hat in the ring. With his contacts in Pulaski and Wytheville, I’m confident we have a strong candidate to unseat Anne B.
That is what I keep hearing, Liberal Pi. I am glad to hear we are going to give Annie B. a run for her money.
Wonderful news!
Bill Smith is extremely qualified, he has a very good reputation as a businessman, and he has a great record of getting things done. I am confident that he can do well in this election, and he will be a great Delegate.
In the interest of fair play and honest reporting, don’t you think you should mention that Smith has withdrawn from the race…one week after announcing he was in the race? I guess the Lady in Purple spooked him too much!
Ha. You seem to have beat me to it, Ghost.
I have been holding off devoting a full post to Mr. Smith’s withdraw in the hopes it could also include who the new challenger will be.
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