David Louis Boldt Smith

Credit: James Escher

Smith, 66, of Wantagh, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic Party line. Smith is making his first run for public office.
He was formerly president of Mildred Elley College in Manhattan and St. Paul's School of Nursing in Staten Island, and ran and founded Metropolitan Music Community, a Brooklyn nonprofit which promotes lifelong participation in music. He also has experience in small business.
He earned a master's degree in education from Cornell University in 1982, a master of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky in 1987 and a master's of science and education degree from Pace University in 2003.

Smith said he wants to make the costs of water more affordable for constituents.
He also wants to enhance education so that more people can afford to get their children into pre-kindergarten programs.
He also wants to create more housing options so that young people and others can purchase starter homes.

Kayla L. Knight