Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)

Bob Smith
United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office December 7, 1990 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Gordon J. Humphrey
Succeeded by	John E. Sununu
Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Preceded by	Harry Reid
Succeeded by	Jim Jeffords
In office November 2, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	John Chafee
Succeeded by	Harry Reid
Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics
In office January 7, 1997 – November 2, 1999
Preceded by	Mitch McConnell
Succeeded by	Pat Roberts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office January 3, 1985 – December 7, 1990
Preceded by	Norman D'Amours
Succeeded by	Bill Zeliff
Personal details
Born	Robert Clinton Smith (1941-03-30) March 30, 1941 (age 83) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican (Before 1999; 2000–present)
Other political affiliations	Constitution (1999) Independent (1999–2000)
Alma mater	Lafayette College
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1965–1967 (Active) 1962–1965, 1967–1969 (Reserve)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Robert Clinton Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 1985 to 1990 and the state of New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 1990 to 2003.

Smith unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2000 election. He later ran as an Independent.

Smith ran for re-election in 2002 but lost the Republican primary to Congressman John E. Sununu, who won the general election.

After his defeat he moved to Florida and briefly ran for the Senate from there both in 2004 and 2010. However, he dropped out early due to poor polling numbers.

He later returned to New Hampshire, where he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2014 Senate election, but lost in the Republican primary by former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown.

In 2016, he worked for the presidential campaign of Ted Cruz.^[1]

1. ↑ "Sen. Cruz Names U.S. Sen. Bob Smith, Congressman Jim Bridenstine, and Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell Co-chairs of Vets for Ted; Bill Connor to Serve as National Director". tedcruz.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)