Original sentence: After he completed his term as the Florida Secretary of State he would go into private practice in Tallahassee, Florida.Later he would go on to serve as the Florida Secretary of State from 1987-1995.Smith became Florida Attorney General in 1979, succeeding Robert Shevin, and he would go on to serve in this capacity until 1987
Edited sentence: After he completed his term as the Florida Secretary of State, he would go into private practice in Tallahassee, Florida.He became Florida Attorney General in 1979, succeeding Robert Shevin, and he would go on to serve in this capacity until 1987.He ran for Governor in 1994, but lost the primary to Jeb Bush.In 1986, he ran for Governor, but narrowly lost the Democrat runoff to liberal state Representative Steve Pajic.Later he would become a Republiucan and go on to serve as the Florida Secretary of State from 1991-1995.Smith started out as a Democrat in his political career