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==Background==

==Background==

A native of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], Smith is the son of Curtis Smith, Sr. (c. 1935-2002), a [[Southern Baptist]] pastor for forty years who earlier served in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve, the [[United States Army]], and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in [[Washington, D. C.]]  Mrs. Smith, the former Deloris Jean Williams, was a homemaker who was also employed by [[Wal-Mart]]. After her first husband's death, she married a man named Graham.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=

A native of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], Smith is the son of Curtis Smith, Sr. (c. 1935-2002), a [[Southern Baptist]] pastor for forty years who earlier served in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve, the [[United States Army]], and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]  Mrs. Smith, the former Deloris Jean Williams, was a homemaker who was also employed by [[Wal-Mart]]. After her first husband's death, she married a man named Graham.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=

http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150285/brandt-smith-jr#.VSRjbvnF-S8|title=Brand Smith, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=January 8, 2021}}</ref>

http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150285/brandt-smith-jr#.VSRjbvnF-S8|title=Brand Smith, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=January 8, 2021}}</ref>