Maryland state senator headed to Afghanistan
By Ovetta Wiggins Ovetta Wiggins Local reporter covering Maryland state politics Email Bio Follow March 18 at 6:00 AM As a sophomore at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, William C. Smith Jr. was getting dressed for classes when he heard Katie Couric say on television that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.
“The best thing about this is everyone has been tremendously supportive,” said Smith, 37, an attorney at the Solomon Law Firm in the District. “I’m looking forward to the deployment. I’m a little nervous, but I know my family is in good hands.” Smith and his colleagues have also been working to advance his legislative package, which includes a bill that provides gender-neutral driver’s licenses, a measure that allows terminally ill patients to legally take their own lives, and a measure requiring that rape kits be tested within six months of being collected.
Brown and his wife have offered to check in on Smith’s wife, Camille G. Fesche, who works as a lobbyist in Annapolis, and their 11-month-old daughter, Jacqueline, during his absence.
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