Tom Smith (West Virginia politician)

Tom Smith

Secretary of Transportation of West Virginia
In office
January 14, 2017[1] – March 10, 2019
Governor| Jim Justice
Preceded by| [data missing]
Succeeded by| Byrd White
Personal details
Born| [data missing]
[data missing]
Political party| [data missing]
Education| [data missing]

Tom Smith (Thomas J. Smith, P.E.) is an American highway engineer and former West Virginia state government official. He was fired on March 10, 2019 by Governor Jim Justice as West Virginia's Secretary of Transportation over a dispute about maintenance of secondary roads.[2][3][4]

He was appointed to the position in 2017.[5][6]

Smith's successor as secretary of transportation is Byrd White, who took office on March 26, 2019.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Justice Appoints Tom Smith Transportation Secretary".
2. ^ "Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions". March 11, 2019.
3. ^ "Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions". WV News. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
4. ^ Horak, David (10 March 2019). "Gov. Justice fires WV Secretary of Transportation". WVNS. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
5. ^ Hill, Chris (January 24, 2017). "Tom Smith to serve as secretary of West Va. DOT and commissioner of DOH". Equipment World.
6. ^ Pace, Fred (August 2, 2018). "West Virginia DOT secretary Tom Smith talks about highway projects". Williamson Daily News.
7. ^ "UPDATE: Byrd White officially appointed as Secretary of DOT". WDTV. March 26, 2019.