Minority Whip & Dem Senator for Ohio 21; In 2022, I beat the Koch Bros; Dem. City Leader; Roller Derby Voice; Art & Music Fan; Cat Dad; Pro-Choice; Apple Farmer
Joined February 2009
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May 6
Thank you Ohio Senate District 21 Democratic voters. When all ballots were counted I finished up with 68% of the vote. I will be our Party's nominee facing GOP opposition in November where we will #SendKentBackToColumbus for another 4 years. I am back to work today.
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Promises Made ... Promises Kept.
need the only Knicks loss of the series to be the one HE was at.
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Somebody requested more photos of the Big Boy visit in Euclid on Monday. The Union Pacific's famed Big Boy 4014 steam locomotive is doing a coast-to-coast tour in honor of America 259. It only made four stops in Ohio. One was at the Chardon Road train crossing in Euclid.
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This past week more incredible details were uncovered about Ohio's massive tax break to the world's richest tech corps AND the GOP's refusal to do anything about it. In this ICYMI, we discuss when Amazon, Google & Meta signed their giant tax breaks and how long they will last.
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Jun 12
Today Rep @TWRader and I represented Ohio at a meeting with other Democratic legislators from the 13 PJM states to discuss data centers, affordability, reliability, and the strength of our electric grid. Thanks to @ncelenviro for helping to coordinate today's meeting.
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Jun 12
Wednesday was a brutal day in the Ohio Senate. I had 6 different Senate Committees (I am on 7 total) meet in the morning. Then we had a floor voting session that went till around Midnight where we did a bunch of terrible things but a visit from Christos almost made up for it.
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Jun 12
Shout out to @danielgeldredge for the great article and the State Senate Action Shot photo that landed this story on yesterday's Toledo Blade front page => ://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/06/10/ohio-senate-committee-oks-fast-tracked-data-center-bill/stories/20260609088
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Jun 9
The Union Pacific's famed Big Boy 4014 steam locomotive came through Euclid, Ohio this afternoon during its coast-to-coast tour in honor of America 250. It looked something like this.
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Jun 6
So many things happened this week, from roller derby to the capital budget to media censorship to Bit-O-Honey, that instead of focusing on one subject, we will give you a rapid fire summary of many topics. Happy Pride Month.
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May 30
This week we're talking about the massive tax break that the State of Ohio is giving to billion dollar corporations that are building data centers. After the actual totals were discovered, Gov. DeWine paused the tax break. But it must be repealed. We explain it all here.
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May 28
Yesterday, DeWine all but admitted that he messed up the data center tax break issue. The Ohio General Assembly MUST still override his data center tax break veto. => Smith Responds to DeWine's Pause on Data Center Tax Exemption ohiosenate.gov/members/kent-… via @OhioSenateDems
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Kent Smith retweeted
May 26
.@MalloryMcMorrow: A plane ticket shouldn’t spike $200 more because a company tracked your online search history and data.
That’s why I’m pushing legislation in Michigan to protect consumers from surveillance pricing schemes.
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Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers set Wednesday presser to roll out bill that would require greater transparency for private schools using Ed Choice state aid
It's dubbed the Take the Dough, We Gotta Know Act
Sponsors: Sens Kent Smith, D-Euclid, Louis W Blessing, R-Cincinnati area
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May 26
The Ohio Legislature needs to overturn the Governor's veto before Fathers Day (when we go on Summer break). => Calls for change as Ohio sales-tax break for data centers approaches $1.6 billion a year news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
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Kent Smith retweeted
May 23
Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan.
Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.
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May 23
This past week Ohio Senator Willis Blackshear Jr @willisb_jr walked 72 miles to raise awareness of mental health issues. We discuss it, encourage everyone else to be creative in their resistance, and name drop Senator @CoryBooker in this week's ICYMI Statehouse Edition
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May 21
New reports out today indicate that the state's data center tax break cost Ohioans $1.5 BILLION in 2025. Sen. Blessing and I have been trying to repeal it since Dec 2024. => Smith Calls for Immediate Termination of Data Center Tax Break ohiosenate.gov/members/kent-… via @OhioSenateDems
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May 18
Thursday night I was lucky enough to emcee the Children's Hunger Alliance Side by Side fundraiser. Side by side, shoulder to shoulder is how we will end child hunger. Another bonus of the evening was I was joined at the benefit by Tri-Costal, Cleveland celebrity Geeta!
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May 17
Thursday morning I represented the Senate Democratic Caucus at the bipartisan announcement of the Vistra & Meta partnership at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. Many of the significant energy policy players within state government were there including PUCO Chair Jennifer French.
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