Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician)

Thomas Joel "Tom" Smith (October 20, 1947 – October 17, 2015) was an American Republican politician, farmer and businessman.
Political career.
He was first a Democrat for four years before becoming a politician. Smith switched parties in 2011 and ran for the United States Senate in 2012 as a Republican, losing to the current Democratic Senator Bob Casey, Jr..
Death.
Smith died at his home in Shelocta, Pennsylvania, aged 67.