Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p For the 19th century British astrologer, see Robert Cross Smith.Robert Clinton Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician who represented New Hampshire in both the United States House of Representatives (1985–1990) and the United States Senate (1990–2003). First elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1984, he was re-elected twice before running for the Senate in 1990, winning the open seat and assuming it early when incumbent Gordon J. Humphrey resigned. He was re-elected in 1996 and then entered the Republican primary for the 2000 presidential election. After failing to gain traction, he withdrew before the primaries began and joined the Taxpayers' Party, seeking their nomination instead. He then changed parties again, becoming an Independent before dropping out of the presidential race altogether. He then re-joined the Republican Party to become Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.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 in 2004 and in 2010 but dropped out early on in both cases after faring poorly in polls of the Republican primary. He subsequently returned to New Hampshire expressed interest in running for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in 2014, but decided not to run. On December 1, 2013 Smith announced that he had reconsidered and would be a candidate for the U.S. Senate after all. If Smith wins New Hampshire's 2014 U.S. Senate race he will tie Dan Coats' modern mark for the longest gap in U.S. Senate service in the direct election era (12 years).. }
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- Robert_C._Smith abstract "For the 19th century British astrologer, see Robert Cross Smith.Robert Clinton Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician who represented New Hampshire in both the United States House of Representatives (1985–1990) and the United States Senate (1990–2003). First elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1984, he was re-elected twice before running for the Senate in 1990, winning the open seat and assuming it early when incumbent Gordon J. Humphrey resigned. He was re-elected in 1996 and then entered the Republican primary for the 2000 presidential election. After failing to gain traction, he withdrew before the primaries began and joined the Taxpayers' Party, seeking their nomination instead. He then changed parties again, becoming an Independent before dropping out of the presidential race altogether. He then re-joined the Republican Party to become Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.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 in 2004 and in 2010 but dropped out early on in both cases after faring poorly in polls of the Republican primary. He subsequently returned to New Hampshire expressed interest in running for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen in 2014, but decided not to run. On December 1, 2013 Smith announced that he had reconsidered and would be a candidate for the U.S. Senate after all. If Smith wins New Hampshire's 2014 U.S. Senate race he will tie Dan Coats' modern mark for the longest gap in U.S. Senate service in the direct election era (12 years).".