...in the Legislature will serve District 4 well. "I sat next to (state Department of Transportation Commissioner) Vance Smith in the House," Brush said. "We can talk on a level many of these others (candidates) can't talk on." One such...

...another commissioner for that troubled agency: state Rep. Vance Smith, R-Pine Mountain, a person who has some expertise...Even with all of these problems hanging over him, Vance Smith somehow remains confident that he can find a way to deal...

...said Tammy Shepherd, the chamber's vice president of business development. The main speaker for the meeting will be Vance Smith, a member of the state Department of Transportation's board of directors. "For us, transportation is a big issue...

...Transportation issues also were discussed at the breakfast meeting by state Department of Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith. Smith said he wants to position the state to take full advantage of the widening of the Panama Canal to accommodate...

...Atlanta. That's why the top three recipients of legislative payments are former House Transportation Committee Chairman Vance Smith, who in addition to his $17,000 legislative pay received $47,863 for 202 days of per diem and mileage payments...

...the past three years, Johnny Floyd, Bobby Parham and Jay Shaw all quit their House seats to serve on that board. Vance Smith left his House seat after 17 years to become the DOT commissioner. Other legislators were appointed to federal positions...