L. Harvey Smith

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L. Harvey Smith is an American Democratic Party politician who is the former Acting Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.

A three-term city councilman, who spent four years as City Council President, Smith served as Acting Mayor following the death of Mayor Glenn Cunningham's in May 2004 until the certification of the results of a special election in November 2004. Smith ran in the special election to fill the remainder of Cunningham's term which expired in July 2005, but lost to Judge Jerramiah T. Healy.

In 2003, Smith ran against Cunningham for a seat in the New Jersey Senate representing parts of Jersey City and all of Bayonne. While endorsed by the Hudson County Democratic machine, Smith lost in the primary to Cunningham. In October 2003, when State Sen. Joseph Charles resigned early to become a state judge, Smith was selected by Democratic Party leaders to fill the remainder of Charles' Senate term until January 2004. He was sworn into the Senate seat in November 2003.

Smith, a former teacher, was appointed as an Undersheriff of Hudson County after he left the State Senate. He took a leave as undersheriff to serve as acting mayor and then returned to the post. He did not seek reelection to the City Council in 2005. In March 2007 he announced his campaign in the Democratic Primary for the State Assembly on a ticket headed by former Jersey City First Lady Sandra Bolden Cunningham.

Preceded by Joseph Charles	New Jersey State Senator 31st Legislative District November 2003 – January 2004	Succeeded by Glenn Cunningham
Preceded by Glenn Cunningham	Mayor of Jersey City May 2004 – November 2004 as Acting Mayor	Succeeded by Jerramiah T. Healy