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Steve Smith, Arizona Politician
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| Steve Smith | ||
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| Arizona State Senate District 23 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 10, 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 10, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 1 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $24,000/year | |
| Per diem | $35/day for the first 120 days of regular session and for special sessions and $10/day thereafter. | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Michigan State University | |
| Personal | ||
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Smith earned his BA in Marketing from Michigan State University. He currently runs a talent agency.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smith has been appointed to these committees:
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Criminal Justice, Chair
- Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty Committee, Arizona Senate, Vice Chair
- Education Committee, Arizona Senate
- Government Reform Committee, Arizona Senate
Elections
2012
After redistricting placed him at odds with 26th district senator Al Melvin in the new 11th district, Smith opted not to run for his Senate seat again, instead announcing a run for one of two 11th district House seats.[1] As of May 18, there were no official candidates in the race; the filing deadline is July 30 at midnight.[2][3]
2010
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2010
Smith defeated Matt Byers in the August 24 primary election. He then defeated incumbent Democrat Rebecca Rios and Green Party candidate Matthew Shusta in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona State Senate, District 23 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Steve Smith (R)
|
34,568 | |||
| Rebecca Rios (D) | 30,361 | |||
| Arizona State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Steve Smith (R)
|
10,818 | |||
| Matt Byers (R) | 3,736 | |||
Campaign themes
Smith's website lists the following issues:
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "...we must provide economic freedom to business owners so that they can grow/expand their product or service and continue to hire more Arizonans."
- Illegal immigration
- Excerpt: "We must immediately secure the border by completing the entire fence/wall and adding the necessary amount of border patrol/troops on the ground to stop the tidal wave of illegal immigrants. This problem directly affects Arizona socially and fiscally and must be addressed once and for all."
- Education
- Excerpt: "With over 200 school districts, there clearly is a tremendous amount of overhead that needs to be delimited and, once eliminated, more money will be available to go where it belongs, to the teachers. "
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Taxes and regulations need to be cut on both individuals and small businesses in order to promote economic growth. It has been proven time and again that lowering taxes, NOT RAISING TAXES, (especially during a recession) helps restore the economy."
- Energy
- Excerpt: "There is absolutely no reason why Arizona should not be the leaders of the world in solar energy. We need to be at the forefront in solar technology as I believe it would be not only a tremendous source for new jobs but would save an extraordinary amount of money on utility costs to both individuals and businesses."
- Human rights
- Excerpt: "I am a strong Pro-Life candidate and will fight to protect the rights of the unborn."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I reject Obama-care and the notion that an American citizen must buy a particular good or service from the government."
- Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "I believe it is our constitutional right to bear arms, a right I will always fight to defend."
- Mining, farming & agriculture
- Excerpt: "...one of my priorities would be to ensure that the mining, farming, and agriculture industries are thriving. "[6]
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Smith raised $37,800 in contributions. [7]
His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $35,557 to his campaign.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term ""Steve + Smith" + Arizona + Senate"
Steve Smith News Feed
- Arizona plan to repay ousted immigration foe fails - Fox News
- Border fence fund donations slow down - KPHO Phoenix
- How's Smith's border fence fundraising going? - MyFox Phoenix
- Arizona GOP tried to make most of supermajority - Tucson Citizen
- Owens, Doheny share the wealth - WatertownDailyTimes.com
- At US border, era of fence-building, manpower 'surge' at an end - MinnPost.com
- Action Alert: Call your legislators now to vote against SB 1449 - the Russell ... - Tucson Citizen
- Az's feud with feds the real McCoy - TucsonSentinel.com
- NFL Power Rankings: Ranking Each Individual Unit for 2012 Regular Season - Bleacher Report
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Personal
Smith is married and has two children.
External links
- Senate website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart Legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ Maricopa Monitor, "Party over self: Smith to run for House, clearing way for Melvin," January 31, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Full Listing", retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Election Important Dates," retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ Steve Smith's campaign website, Issues
- ↑ 2010 contributions
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Arizona State Senate District 23 2011–present |
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