Melanie George Smith^[1] (formerlyMelanie George Marshall) is an American politician. She was aDemocratic member of theDelaware House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.^[2]

Smith was elected in 2002 to represent District 5 after winning the Democratic primary to replaceHelene Keeley, who was running for the District 3 seat.^[3] The 2002 primary election was the last competitive race during her time in office, and she never faced an opponent in the general election.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][excessive citations]}

In 2018, "dogged by questions about whether she still lived in theBear district she represented," Smith announced would resign at the end of her term.^[13] Shortly before leaving office, she was criticized by open government advocates and Democratic Party officials for establishing a private business that would benefit from legislation she sponsored in her last month in office.^[14][15] She had previously stated that the legislation would not "have a material benefit for her" when advocating for the passage of the bill.^[16]

Smith earned herBA from theUniversity of Pennsylvania and herJD fromGeorgetown University Law Center.^[17]

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