Editor’s note: Videographer Catherine Hughes shot and edited this video clip.
House Speaker Shap Smith, D-Morristown, talks about the achievements of the legislative session — the passage of a groundbreaking health care reform law bill and resolution of the state’s $176 million budget gap without raising income or property taxes.
Smith, who led the overrides in 2009 of Republican Gov. James Douglas’ veto of the budget and gay marriage bills and is regarded as one of the strongest Speakers in a generation, talks about his leadership style and how he works with lawmakers to build consensus.
