Erica D. Smith
Erica D. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Clark Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Ernestine Bazemore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erica Danette Smith November 24, 1969 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maud Ingram (Divorced) Kirkland Hicks (Divorced) |
| Education | North Carolina A&T State University (BS) Howard University (MA) |
Erica Danette Smith (born November 24, 1969) is an American engineer and politician who represented District 3 in the North Carolina Senate from 2015 to 2021. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2020. She finished second in the Democratic primaries on March 3, 2020. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2022, but she switched to the race for North Carolina's 1st congressional district after Rep. G. K. Butterfield announced that he would not run for another term.