Ada Smith
Politician
1945 –
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Who is Ada Smith?
Ada L. Smith served as a New York State Senator from 1989 to 2006. She represented the 10th Senate District, centered in the Jamaica, Queens section of New York City.
Smith, an African-American, was ranking Democrat on the state Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee, and gained notoriety for several brushes with the law. She lost the 2006 Democratic senate primary election to Shirley Huntley, who was elected state senator later that year.
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1945
Amherst County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Baruch College
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on July 23, 2013
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