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Republican Party

Texas House of Representatives District 62
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

6

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Austin College

Law

South Texas College of Law

Personal
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Attorney
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Official website

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Reggie Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office on November 21, 2018. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Smith (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Reggie Smith lives in Van Alstyne, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Austin College and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. Smith's career experience includes working as the owner of the Reginald B. Smith, Jr. PLLC law firm.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Shelley Luther defeated Tiffany Drake in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Shelley Luther (R)
 
77.7
 
66,959
Image of Tiffany Drake
Tiffany Drake (D) Candidate Connection
 
22.3
 
19,195

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 86,154
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Tiffany Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tiffany Drake
Tiffany Drake Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,502

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,502
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Shelley Luther defeated incumbent Reggie Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Shelley Luther
 
53.4
 
16,971
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Reggie Smith
 
46.6
 
14,803

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,774
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Reggie Smith won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Reggie Smith defeated Shelley Luther in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
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Reggie Smith
 
58.7
 
15,510
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Shelley Luther
 
41.3
 
10,912

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,422
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Reggie Smith defeated Gary Thomas in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Reggie Smith (R)
 
78.6
 
59,020
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Gary Thomas (D)
 
21.4
 
16,074

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 75,094
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Gary Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Gary Thomas
 
100.0
 
6,020

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,020
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Reggie Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Reggie Smith
 
100.0
 
18,643

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,643
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Campaign finance


2018

Regular

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Reggie Smith defeated Valerie Hefner and David Schaab in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Reggie Smith (R)
 
76.2
 
41,994
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Valerie Hefner (D)
 
21.9
 
12,076
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David Schaab (L)
 
1.9
 
1,072

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 55,142
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Reggie Smith defeated Brent Lawson in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Reggie Smith
 
71.2
 
6,227
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Brent Lawson
 
28.8
 
2,520

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 8,747
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Valerie Hefner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Valerie Hefner
 
100.0
 
2,618

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,618
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62

Reggie Smith and Brent Lawson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kevin Couch in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Reggie Smith
 
45.8
 
7,885
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Brent Lawson
 
34.3
 
5,916
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Kevin Couch
 
19.9
 
3,423

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,224
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.

The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 2 1
     Anti-Straus 1 3
     Unknown 3 3
     Open seats 1 -
     Runoffs - -
     Too close to call - -
Total 7 7



Texas House Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 20 20
     Anti-Straus 4 9
     Unknown 2 5
     Open seats 15 -
     Runoffs - 7
     Too close to call - -
Total 41 41
Primary we watched
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

No.

What made this a race to watch?

Three Republicans filed to run in the election to replace state Rep. Larry Phillips (R): Kevin Couch, Brent Lawson, and Reggie Smith. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor.

See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here.

Endorsements for Couch

  • Cooper Mayor Darren Braddy

Endorsements for Lawson

  • Texas Right to Life
  • Texas Values

Endorsements for Smith

  • Former Sherman City Councilman Terrence Steele
  • Associated Republicans of Texas[2]
  • Texas Association of Business
  • Texas Farm Bureau[3]
  • Grayson County Commissioner Phyllis James[4]
  • Grayson County Commissioner Bart Lawrence[4]
  • Grayson County Commissioner David Whitlock[4]
  • Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire[4]
  • Pottsboro Mayor Frank Budra[5]
  • Texas Parent PAC
  • Texans for Life[6]
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform[7]
Campaign finance
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Campaign finance


Special

See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the office of Texas House of Representatives District 62 was held on November 6, 2018. Candidates had until August 23, 2018, to file nomination papers with the secretary of state.[8]

On April 30, 2018, state Rep. Larry Phillips (R) resigned from the state House to run for district judge in Grayson County.

Reggie Smith (R) was the only candidate to file, so he was automatically elected in the November general election.[9]

General election

The general election was canceled. Reggie Smith (R) won without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Reggie Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Reggie Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Reggie Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Reggie Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 62Lost primary$906,248 $854,823
2022Texas House of Representatives District 62Won general$844,529 $550,388
2020Texas House of Representatives District 62Won general$134,413 N/A**
Grand total$1,885,190 $1,405,211
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Texas

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    1. ↑ Reggie Smith, "About Reggie Smith," accessed February 6, 2018
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    8. ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Gov. Greg Abbott calls Nov. 6 special election for Larry Phillips' state House seat," April 30, 2018
    9. ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican set to replace ex-state Rep. Larry Phillips after drawing no special election opponents," August 23, 2018

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