Joseph F. Smith (Pennsylvania politician)

Joseph F. Smith
Joseph F. Smith at a Philadelphia Democratic City Committee fundraiser in November 1984.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
July 21, 1981  January 3, 1983
Preceded byRaymond Lederer
Succeeded byRobert Borski
Chair of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee
In office
April 14, 1983  June 16, 1986
Preceded byEdgar Campbell (acting)[a]
Succeeded byBob Brady
Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 5, 1971  July 21, 1981
Preceded byJoseph J. Scanlon
Succeeded byJoe Rocks
Personal details
BornJanuary 24, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 14, 1999(1999-05-14) (aged 79)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
a.^ Smith successfully ran for the post against Campbell, who had been serving as the city party's acting chair since the resignation of David Glancey, effective March 10, 1983.

Joseph Francis Smith (January 24, 1920 May 14, 1999), was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. He served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee from 1983 to 1986 and as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1971 to 1981.