Rep. Ken Smith (D-112, Lackawanna) was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2006. Ken serves on the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee as subcommittee chairman of Care and Services, as well as the Health, Human Services and Education committees.

Born in Scranton in 1961 to Joseph and Theresa Smith, he is a graduate of Dunmore High School and Keystone College. Smith resides in Dunmore with his wife, Dorothy Trionfo, and two children, Ryan and Kaleena.

Community involvement has always been important to Ken. He serves as a member of the Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board; chairman of the Lackawanna County Youth Council; board member of the Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency (SLHDA) and Worthington Scranton Campus of Penn State University; a member of the UNICO Scranton Chapter; and a former board member of the Chamber of Commerce.

Serving his third term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ken’s legislative priorities are job creation in the Commonwealth, fortifying public education and protecting the most vulnerable citizens of our Commonwealth.

In the 2011-2012 regular session, Ken is the prime sponsor of:

• H.B. 1265, which would require all public, nonpublic, parochial, private or charter schools to keep and maintain automated external defibrillators (AED’s) in all occupied school buildings. In addition, it would require schools to train staff and some students on correct usage.
• H.B. 893, which would require nursing homes and other older adult facilities to perform background checks on new patients to verify if they are or are not a convicted sex offender.
• H.B. 1266, which would require all colleges, universities and community colleges in Pennsylvania to implement a written alcohol policy. Currently, institutions of higher education are not required to do so.
• H.B. 1364, which would establish a statewide Drug and Alcohol Treatment Fund to better address the problem of drug and alcohol addiction in Pennsylvania.

Smith also authored H.R.s 146 and 651, which were adopted by the House, designating April 28 as "Workers Memorial Day" in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The resolutions honor Pennsylvania workers who have been killed, injured or physically disabled because of workplace injuries.