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David Smith (Arizona)

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David Smith
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Arizona House of Representatives District 7
Former member
In office
January 10, 2011-2013
PartyRepublican
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Term limitsFour consecutive terms
Websites
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Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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David Smith is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 7th district from January 10, 2011 until 2013.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

David Smith (Arizona) endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15. He was defeated by John Allen and incumbent Heather Carter in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary.[2]

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Smith and Heather Carter won the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrats Don Chilton and Peter Royers in the November 2 general election.[3][4]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 7 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Heather Carter (R) 37,254
Green check mark.jpg David Smith (R) 34,007
Don Chilton (D) 18,897
Peter Royers (D) 16,560
Jim Iannuzo (L) 4,395
Arizona House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg David Smith (R) 7,826
Green check mark.jpg Heather Carter (R) 6,223
Kristen Burroughs (R) 5,460
Craig Barton (R) 4,909
Michael Edward Farrar (R) 3,915
Howard Lee Sprague (R) 2,947
Michael Coskun (R) 2,429

Scorecards

Goldwater Institute

See also: Goldwater Institute's Legislative Report Card

The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[5]

2012

Smith received a score of 69 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Smith’s 70 in 2012 was tied for the 7th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[5]

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Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Smith raised $43,823 in contributions. [6]

He contributed the most money to his campaign, $34,557.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ray Barnes
Arizona House, District 7
2011–2013
Succeeded by
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