Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith
New York Senate District 14
Incumbent
In office
2000 - present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	13
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$79,500/year
Per diem	$171/full day; $61/half day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	March 2000 (special election)
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Fordham University
Master's	Adelphi University
Other	University of Pennsylvania
Personal
Birthday	August 9, 1956
Profession	Businessman
Religion	Queens, NY
Websites
Office website

Malcolm Smith (b. August 9, 1956) is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing District 14 since 2001 and currently serving as President Pro Tempore. He briefly served as Minority Leader in 2009, then became Temporary President. Smith was a member of the National Advance Staff for Former Vice-Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro.

Smith has worked as City Hall Assistant for former Mayor Edward I. Koch, Chief Aide for former City Council Member Archie Spigner, and Developer for the Challenge to Minority Banks Program. Smith then worked as Procurement Manager for the New York City Office of Economic Development from 1985 to 1986. He was also District Manager for Congressman Floyd H. Flake from 1986 to 1991. In 1991 he founded the Smith Development Corporation. He then was President of the Smith Darmon Group-Developers from 1991 to 1999.

Smith earned his BS in Business Administration from Fordham University in 1978. He went on to receive his MBA in Finance/Operations Management from Adelphi University. He also earned his Negotiations Certificate from Harvard Law School and his "Strategies for Governing in an Economic Crisis" Certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smith served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Smith served on these committees:

New York Committee Assignments, 2009
• Rules

Elections

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

Smith ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 14. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Smith was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New York State Senate, District 14, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Malcolm Smith Incumbent	100%	86,417
Total Votes				86,417

Endorsements

• 32BJ/SEIU

2010

Smith ran unopposed in the September 14 primary. He defeated Samuel Benoit (R) in the general election. Smith ran as a member of the Democratic and Independence parties.

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 14 (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Malcolm Smith (D)		43,356
Samuel Benoit (R)		7,798
Everly Brown (Conservative)		2,033

2008

On November 4, 2008 Malcolm Smith ran unopposed and won the election for New York State Senate, District 14 with 72,885 votes.

Smith raised $1,730,793 for his campaign.

New York State Senate, District 14 2008
Candidates		Votes
Malcolm Smith (D)		72,885

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

Listed below are the largest contributors to Smith's 2010 campaign.

New York State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Malcolm Smith's campaign in 2010
Uniformed Fire Fighters Association	$10,500
Parkside Group	$10,000
New York State court Clerks Association	$9,850
Michael Capasso	$9,750
Sondra Mack	$9,500
Total Raised in 2010	$1,065,764

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Malcolm Smith's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
New York State Trial Lawyers	$11,000
Network Infrastructure	$10,500
Mark B. Fisher	$10,000
Parkway Hospital	$10,000
John Petry	$9,500

Controversy

Subpoenaed records

During the first week of February 2010, federal prosecutors served a subpoena to Smith which broadly sought information dealing with grants to organizations in his district. They are specifically interested in Smith's ties to the group New Direction. New Direction, set up in 2000, works to encourage development in southeast Queens.

New Direction has requested a total of $111,500 from Smith's office since 2000, and has received $56,000 over that time period. Prosecutors are looking into ties Smith has with several of the group's board members. Smith declined to comment.

April 2, 2013 Arrest

Smith, a Republican city council member from Queens and four others were arrested by the FBI on April 2, 2013 in an alleged plot to bribe Smith onto the New York City mayoral ballot. The charges against Smith include conspiracy to bribe, wire fraud, and extortion. Smith expressed interest in running in the Republican primary for mayor, but as a registered Democrat, he would require three of the five Republican county commissioners' approval. Two of those county commissioners were among the other four arrested with Smith. There is no date set yet for any court hearings.

Personal

Smith and his wife, Michele Lisby, have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official New York State Senate website
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York State Senate District 14 2001–present	Succeeded by NA