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Representative Smith served on the Women's, Black , and Democratic caucuses. She served on these committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Education, (3) Labor and Industrial Relations, (4) House Executive Committee, and (5) Joint Legislative Budget.<ref name=phs/>

Representative Smith served on the Women's, Black , and Democratic caucuses. She served on these committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Education, (3) Labor and Industrial Relations, (4) House Executive Committee, and (5) Joint Legislative Budget.<ref name=phs/>

Smith's legislative ratings have ranged from 17 to 67 from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012. the National Federation of Independent Business rated her 0 percent; in 2010, 38 percent. In 2013 and 2014, the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum scored her 25 and 22 percent, respectively. In 2013 and 2014, she was rated 25 and 50  percent, respectively, by Louisiana [[Right to Life]]; she had a 100 percent Right to Life rating when she came to the House in 2008. She was rated 100 percent in both 2013 and 2014 by the Louisiana Association of Educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/35452/patricia-smith#.VT7W7sstGhw|title=Patricia Haynes Smith's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref>

Smith's legislative ratings have ranged from 17 to 67 from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012. the National Federation of Independent Business rated her 0 percent; in 2010, 38 percent. In 2013 and 2014, the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum scored her 25 and 22 percent, respectively. In 2013 and 2014, she was rated 25 and 50  percent, respectively, by Louisiana [[Right to Life]]; she had a 100 percent Right to Life rating when she came to the House in 2008. She was rated 100 percent in both 2013 and 2014 by the Louisiana Association of Educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/35452/patricia-smith#.VT7W7sstGhw|title=Patricia Haynes Smith's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref>

In 2014, Smith did not vote on the requirement that [[abortion]] providers to have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics; only five House members opposed the measure. That same year, she voted to extend the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. She did not vote on the issue of forbidding the transportation of dogs in open truck beds on interstate highways. She co-sponsored the repeal of state anti-sodomy laws; the measure failed in the House, 27-67.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/35452/patricia-smith#.VT7TgcstGhw|title=Patricia Haynes Smith's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref>

In 2014, Smith did not vote on the requirement that [[abortion]] providers to have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics; only five House members opposed the measure. That same year, she voted to extend the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. She did not vote on the issue of forbidding the transportation of dogs in open truck beds on interstate highways. She co-sponsored the repeal of state anti-sodomy laws; the measure failed in the House, 27-67.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/35452/patricia-smith#.VT7TgcstGhw|title=Patricia Haynes Smith's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref>