Eighteen years after 9/11, Smith, now a Maryland state senator, is facing his first deployment to a war zone. His deployment during the legislative session is believed to be rare. Maryland State Senator William C. Smith Jr. kisses his daughter, Jacqueline Smith, during the opening of the 439th session of the Maryland General Assembly on Jan. 9 in Annapolis. He is grateful that he will only miss nine days of the legislative session and should be home by Thanksgiving, more than a month before the 2020 session begins. William Smith named to fill Raskin’s Md.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 10:00 UTC