Personal Life
Smith and his wife, DeeDee, live on their farm in Alachua County. As reported in Tampa Bay Online Smith, "married Deidra 'DeeDee' Painter, a lawyer .... They have three kids, one together and one each from previous marriages." DeeDee Smith graduated from law school at age 39 and is an attorney and advocate for child abuse victims.
The senator's eldest son, "Jesse Smith, 29, campaigns often with his father." Smith's younger son, "Dylan, 23, a student of Law, and his daughter, Alison Glover, 36, also travel frequently with their dad." The Smiths have two grandchildren, Hannah Grace Lynn Glover and Graham Jr. (Gray), the children of Alison and her husband, the Rev. Graham Glover.
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