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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Distinguish|Mark M. Smith}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mark Smith
| birth_name          = Marvin Smith
| education           = [[Fayetteville Technical Community College]] ([[Associate degree|AS]])
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| state_house         = South Carolina
| district            = 99th
| preceded            = [[Nancy Mace]]
| termstart           = November 9, 2020
| image               =
| occupation          = Politician, small business owner
| residence           = [[Daniel Island|Daniel Island, South Carolina]]
| birth_date          = {{bda|1970|6|18}}
| birth_place         = [[Bamberg, South Carolina]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Elayne Forastiere|1993}}
| children            = 3 sons
}}
'''Marvin M.''' "'''Mark'''" '''Smith''' is an American businessman and politician who is a member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] from the 99th District (parts of [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkley County]]). He has served since 2020.
== Early life and education ==
Smith is a native of [[Bamberg, South Carolina]]. He earned an [[associate degree]] from [[Fayetteville Technical Community College]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Marvin M. Smith (Mark) - Biography from LegiStorm|url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/386264/Mark_M_Smith.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.legistorm.com}}</ref>
== Career ==
A businessman, he is the owner and president of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes, the Avinger Funeral Home, and the Palmetto Cremation Society. He has also served as a member of the South Carolina Advisory Council on Aging. In 2017, Smith was a Republican candidate for the 99th district [[South Carolina House of Representatives]], losing to [[Nancy Mace]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|first=Caitlin Byrd|title=Republicans to choose between Nancy Mace and Mark Smith in special runoff Tuesday for S.C. House District 99|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/republicans-to-choose-between-nancy-mace-and-mark-smith-in-special-runoff-tuesday-for-s/article_66ac823a-cf95-11e7-af99-23eada1802c9.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Post and Courier|date=24 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> In October 2019, Smith again announced his candidacy for the 99th district after Mace opted to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Smith defeated David Herndon in the Republican primary and Democratic nominee Jen Gibson in the November general election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark Smith announces bid for House District 99|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/moultrie-news/news/politics/mark-smith-announces-bid-for-house-district-99/article_23843401-ad6e-5569-8eb7-9865b0094894.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Post and Courier|date=15 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark Smith (South Carolina)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Smith_(South_Carolina)|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Smith and his wife, Elayne (née Forastiere), have three children.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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{{South Carolina House of Representatives}}
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[[Category:21st-century American legislators]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from South Carolina]]
[[Category:People from Bamberg, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives]]
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