HI I'MPATRICIA SMITH

My story. My values. My vision.

Before there was a campaign logo or a yard sign, there was a lifelong Martin County resident building a career around numbers, responsibility, and accountability. As an accountant for decades, I have spent my professional life helping families, organizations, and small businesses make sound decisions and plan for the future. This page is a look at the experiences, values, and moments that shaped why I'm running for the North Carolina House. I believe our communities deserve leadership that is transparent, honest, and accountable and that also includes myself.


My understanding of small business did not come from theory. Long before I owned a business myself, I watched my mother spend years running a small business, learning what it takes to keep the doors open, meet payroll, and serve a community. Those lessons stayed with me and later shaped my own experience as a small business owner, where accountability and trust are not optional, they are essential. Faith has also been a guiding force in my life. As a minister, I have walked alongside people in moments of joy, uncertainty, and loss. That work taught me the importance of listening, compassion, and leading with integrity, values I carry into every part of my life. As a mother, I see the realities facing working families through my own children. One of my children operates a trucking business, another works as a mortgage lender, and another serves in health care. Their paths reflect the backbone of our local economy and the challenges families face every day, from keeping businesses running to helping families buy homes to caring for others. These experiences are why I believe leadership should be practical, honest, and accountable. They shape how I see the role of government, not as an abstraction, but as a responsibility to the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on the decisions being made.