Rev. Robert O. Smith for Senate

Join us in supporting a sustainable future with Rev. Robert O. Smith (he/him/his), a dedicated Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate representing Texas.

Robert is an assistant professor of History at the University of North Texas focused on race, religion, and Indigeneity. Robert is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He earned his BA from Oklahoma State University and his PhD from Baylor University. He also holds an MDiv and MA in Islamic Studies from Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minn.).

Robert is a broad thinker who engages critical race theory, decolonial theory, and political theology to better understand the historical sources of contemporary political dynamics. His pathbreaking work on the political ideology of Christian Zionism exemplifies this approach: Robert is the author of More Desired than Our Owne Salvation: The Roots of Christian Zionism (Oxford, 2013) and editor, with Göran Gunner, of Comprehending Christian Zionism: Perspectives in Comparison (Fortress, 2014).

Robert is also co-author with UIUC Latina/Latino studies professor Aja Y. Martinez of The Origins of Critical Race Theory: The People and Ideas that Created a Movement. This work reframes the histories of CRT's origins, making provocative claims concerning CRT's storytelling project.