Governor Smart was the Governor of Dick Tracy's state in 2007. He was an avuncular man, with light, wavy hair. His seemingly good-natured demeanor concealed a cruel personality. Smart agreed to participate in a charity event in which he would spend a night in the "haunted" Hennessy Mansion, along with Dick Tracy and Mayor Headstrong. During the night, Governor Smart was abducted by the son of J. Tucker Hennessy, the mansion's former owner. The younger Hennessy accused the Governor of having murdered J. Tucker in order to buy the mansion for significantly less than its value.