Col. Erik Smith

Col. Erik Smith currently serves as the Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, a position held since July 2023. Prior to this role, Erik Smith spent over two decades at the Drug Enforcement Administration, where responsibilities included serving as Assistant Administrator and Chief of the Inspection Division, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, and various other positions within the Office of Professional Responsibility and Kansas City District Office. Erik Smith's career began at the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, where involvement included patrol, investigations, and supervisory roles from 1993 to 2002. Erik Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration from Friends University, earned between 1997 and 1999.