Nettie Luella Smith
Nettie Luella Smith (Mrs. Jurie B.) (Democrat) represented [the 32nd]
district of King County in the House of
Representatives. First elected in 1942, she
served two terms.
Born 1887, in Iowa, Smith was the mother of six children. She was appointed to replace her husband, Jurie B. Smith, a five term member of the House of Representatives when he died shortly after his November, 1942 re-election. Two years later she ran on her own record and was re-elected. In her campaign Representative Smith stated that her main legislative interest was in promoting Social Security measures. She was portrayed by the press as the leader of the "left-wing block" in the House.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers
Born 1887, in Iowa, Smith was the mother of six children. She was appointed to replace her husband, Jurie B. Smith, a five term member of the House of Representatives when he died shortly after his November, 1942 re-election. Two years later she ran on her own record and was re-elected. In her campaign Representative Smith stated that her main legislative interest was in promoting Social Security measures. She was portrayed by the press as the leader of the "left-wing block" in the House.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers