Cary Smith

Cary Smith
Montana House of Representatives, District
Incumbent
In office
2009 - present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	4
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$82.64/day
Per diem	$105.31/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2008
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor's	University of Utah, 1972
Personal
Birthday	12/08/1950
Place of birth	Salt Lake City, UT
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Websites
Office website

Cary Smith (b. December 8, 1950) is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 55th District since 2009. Beginning in the 2011 session, Smith serves as a Majority Whip.

Smith's professional experience includes working as management at Sears Roebuck and Company.

Smith earned his BS in psychology from the University of Utah in 1972.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

Montana Committee Assignments, 2013
• Business and Labor
• Human Services, Vice Chair
• Legislative Administration
• Rules, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smith served on these committees:

Montana Committee Assignments, 2011
• Business and Labor
• Human Services, Vice Chair
• Legislative Administration
• Rules

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Smith served on these committees:

Montana Committee Assignments, 2009
• Business and Labor
• Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
• Human Services

Elections

2012

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 55. Smith ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Bob Winger (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Montana House of Representatives, District 55, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cary Smith Incumbent	63.1%	3,297
	Democratic	Bob Winger	36.9%	1,924
Total Votes				5,221

2010

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Smith won election to the Montana House of Representatives. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. Ken Crouch ran for the seat on the Democratic ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Montana House of Representatives, District 55 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Cary Smith (R)		2,852
Ken Crouch (D)		1,288

2008

On November 4, 2008 Cary Smith won the seat to the Montana House of Representatives for District 55, receiving 3,118 votes.

Smith raised $17,135 for his campaign.

Montana House of Representatives, District 55
Candidates		Votes
Cary Smith (R)		3,118
Robert Maxson (D)		2,308

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Smith was up for re-election, he collected $14,746 in donations.

His largest contributor in 2010 was:

Donor	Amount
Cary Smith	$2,250

2008

Listed below is the largest contributor to Cary Smith's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Cary Lemert Smith	$5,230

Personal

Smith and his wife, Susan, have six children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Cary Smith's personal website
• Montana House of Representatives - Rep. Cary Smith
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2010, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Montana House of Representatives District 55 2008–present	Succeeded by N/A