id: ocd-person/3b925820-55f7-4d24-b4df-d924fd3d1bf7
name: Rodger Smitherman
given_name: Rodger
family_name: Smitherman
birth_date: 1953-03-02
gender: Male
email: rodger.smitherman@alsenate.gov
image: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/senate/members/Smitherman_18.png
party:
- name: Democratic
roles:
- start_date: 1995-11-08
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:al/government
  district: '18'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: Room 736, 11 S. Union St., Montgomery, AL 36130
  voice: 334-261-0870
links:
- url: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/senate-leaders-members
  note: homepage
- url: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/ALSenator.aspx?OID_SPONSOR=100461&OID_PERSON=1139
other_names:
- name: R. Smitherman
- name: R.M. Smitherman
- name: Rodger M. Smitherman
- name: Smitherman, R.
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ALL000030
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ALL000307
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ALL000416
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: ALL000548
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Rodger_Smitherman
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodger_Smitherman
- url: https://gql.api.alison.legislature.state.al.us/graphql
  note: graphql endpoint for member information
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5617/rodger-smitherman
- url: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/ALSenator.aspx?NAME=Smitherman&OID_SPONSOR=100461&OID_PERSON=1139&SESSNAME=Regular%20Session%202022
- url: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/ALSenator.aspx?OID_SPONSOR=100461&OID_PERSON=1139
- url: https://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/Senate/ALSenators.aspx
extras:
  counties: Jefferson County