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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Princella Smith |
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Wynne, Arkansas , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia
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| Info | Princella Smith was raised in Wynne, Arkansas by her father John Smith, a former school board vice president and the minister at Christian Fellowship Church and her mother Sandra Smith, the vice principal at Wynne High School. Her grandfather was a longtime farmer in Cross County.
When asked about having such an unusually successful career at a young age, Princella credits her small town background for providing her with a strong foundation.
Princella’s passion for politics solidified in high school when she was sponsored by the Wynne chapter of the Women’s American Legion Auxiliary to attend Arkansas Girls State where she was elected as the 2001 Girls State Governor out of roughly 900 girls statewide.
That same summer, she was granted her first internship with then Arkansas Lt. Governor Win Rockefeller. Princella’s most memorable moment in politics happened during that internship when she was asked at the last minute to write a keynote college graduation speech for Rockefeller. Rockefeller gave the speech verbatim. According to his Chief of Staff, Rockefeller had “never done that before”. Princella often says: “To see your billionaire, world-famous, Lt. Governor quote your words verbatim is overwhelming. Do you know what that does to a kid from the Delta?”
Princella is a proud Wynne Yellowjacket. She lettered in high school basketball where she led the team in scoring and rebounds and to its first state playoff appearance in years. She was chosen to the Arkansas All-Star Basketball team, elected as class president, and graduated with academic honors.
During her collegiate years, Princella participated heavily in statewide and national government including internships with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, U.S. Congressman John Boozman of Arkansas, and a clerkship at the U.S. Department of Labor.
She was propelled into the national spotlight in 2004 when she won MTV’s “Stand Up and Holla” essay/speech contest and became a prime time speaker at the Republican National Convention in New York City addressing the nation on the same night as First Lady Laura Bush and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The next night, she addressed the Youth Convention where she was introduced by Congressman Boozman.
She has served as a Communications Director on Capitol Hill and as an advocate for several of today’s pressing issues as the National Spokesperson for American Solutions, an organization founded by former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. During the 2006 election cycle, she served as the E-Campaign Director for then Maryland Lt. Governor and current Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele managing all electronic communications for the campaign, including the official campaign website.
She has been a guest lecturer on the topics of “New Media” and “Grassroots Activism” at The Leadership Institute, an organization committed to identifying, recruiting, training and placing citizens in the public policy process.
Princella is also a frequent guest speaker for various groups and organizations and a past Visiting Fellow for the Independent Women’s Forum.
Princella is a regular political contributor and has been featured and/or written for several national media outlets including: FOX News, FOX Business News, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, BET, Bloomberg News, PBS, France 24, EuroAmerican News, Danish Broadcasting, NPR, the New York Times, USA Today, XM Satellite Radio, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Essence Magazine, YouTube News, XM Radio, AOL Radio/TV, Black America Web, RocktheVote.com, Huffington Post, and several local press/media outlets among others.
Princella is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, where she majored in Political Science with minors in Communications and History and was the offensive player of the year for the Lady Tigers basketball team. She is a graduate of the Buckley School of Public Speaking.
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