James Smith, New Mexico Politician

James Smith
New Mexico House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent
In office
January 18, 2011-Present
Term ends
December 31, 2014
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$0/year
Per diem	$153/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Business Owner
Websites
Office website

James Smith is a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He represents District 22. He was elected in 2010 and has served since assuming office in 2011.

Smith previously taught high school science and technology classes for fifteen years.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

New Mexico Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations and Finance
• Voters and Elections

2011-2012

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

New Mexico Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations and Finance
• Enrolling and Engrossing - A
• Voters and Elections

Elections

2012

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith ran for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the June 5, 2012 Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Smith Incumbent	100%	11,692
Total Votes				11,692

2010

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2010

Smith defeated Daniel Salzwedel in the June 1 Republican primary by a margin of 1,927-1,720. Smith ran unopposed in the general election on November 2.

New Mexico House of Representatives General Election, District 22(2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
James Smith (R)		9,384	100%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Smith raised a total of $9,480 in campaign contributions.

His seven largest donors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Short, Carolyn	$1,000
New Mexico Home Builders Association	$500
New Mexico Realtors Association	$500
Gabriel, Steven	$500
Albuquerque Teachers Federation	$500
Harris, Lori	$500
Short, Dean	$500

Recent news

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James Smith News Feed

• The Losing Arguments Of Anti-LGBT 'Alliance Defending Freedom' - ThinkProgress
• NAACP Board Honors Medgar Evers' Memory In Miss. Capital - Huffington Post - Huffington Post
• Indiana is a zero in study of states' campaign finance disclosure law for ... - Indianapolis Star
• Guant
• The Tyee: British Columbia's New Democratic Party poised for a landslide ... - Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog (blog)
• UK denies Pentagon claim Britain in 'no rush' to free Guant
• Denison's mom pushes for DNA collection bill - Nevada Appeal
• Steve King: Obama 'Lowering American Values,' Dividing Nation On Race ... - Huffington Post
• This Week in Immigration: Senate Markup - Brookings Institution (blog)
• Same-sex marriage approved in Rhode Island - Boston Globe

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Kathy McCoy (R)	New Mexico House of Representatives - District 22 2010-Present	Succeeded by -

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