▁Governor ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Early ▁in ▁her ▁career , ▁Smith ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cable ▁commission er , ▁school ▁board ▁trust ee , ▁school ▁board ▁president , ▁and ▁county ▁commission er . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁State ▁Senator ▁representing ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁District ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁before ▁term ▁limits ▁ended ▁her ▁ten ure ▁in ▁that ▁body . ▁ ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁In ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁Smith ▁has ▁introduced ▁b ills ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁topics . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁having ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁retain ▁her ▁House ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁due ▁to ▁term ▁limits . ▁ ▁G ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁Smith ▁has ▁announced ▁her ▁candid acy ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁campaign ▁site , ▁" As ▁governor , ▁Al ma ' s ▁policies ▁and ▁bud gets ▁will ▁support ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁health ▁care ▁for ▁each ▁resident , ▁equal ▁education ▁access ▁and ▁opportunity ▁from ▁pr esch ool ▁to ▁grad ▁school , ▁a ▁safe ▁and ▁clean ▁environment , ▁vital ▁urban ▁cent ers , ▁a ▁health y ▁business ▁sector , ▁protection ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁and ▁full ▁inclusion ▁for ▁each ▁citiz en ▁in ▁Michigan ' s ▁benefits ▁and ▁opportun ities ." ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁