A Native New Mexican, Caucus Chair Frank J. Smith graduated from Albuquerque’s Manzano High School  and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Rising through the ranks, he served as Personnel Chief at Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, CA; a Marine Drill Instructor at MCRD San Diego; NCOIC of the Marine Detachment at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA; and Personnel Chief to the Chief of Staff, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC.

After active duty he attended college under the G.I. bill earning a B.A from the University of New Mexico and a J.D. from Santa Clara School of Law.

Frank has worked as a small business owner/operator and later as an Automotive Sales Manager for over 20 years and currently owns a small business providing midterm rentals to visiting first responders.