John R. Smith (Louisiana politician)

John R. Smith
Louisiana State Senate District 30
Incumbent
In office
2008-Present
Term ends
January 11, 2016
Years in position	5
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$16,800/year
Per diem	$6,000/year for expenses; $149/day per diem
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 19, 2011
First elected	November 17, 2007
Next election	November 3, 2015
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives
1987-2007
Education
Bachelor's	Loyola University
Master's	Loyola University
Personal
Birthday	December 29, 1945
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Office website

John R. Smith (b. December 29, 1945) is a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 30.

Education

Smith earned his BS and MBA from Loyola University.

Political experience

Smith served in the Louisiana State House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007. He joined the Louisiana State Senate in 2008. He has served in that position since, representing the 30th district.

Committee assignments

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

• Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
• Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
• Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
• Joint Legislative Capital Outlay

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

• Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
• Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs, Chair
• Natural Resources

2008-2009

In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

• Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
• Finance
• Natural Resources
• Senate & Governmental Affairs

Personal

Smith has a wife, Pamela Arnondin.

Elections

2011

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Smith won re-election in 2011. He faced James David Cain (R) and Terry Fowler (D) in the October 22 primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between top-two vote getters Smith and Cain. Smith defeated Cain to win re-election.

Louisiana State Senate District 30 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Smith Incumbent	59.4%	8,457
	Republican	James David Cain	40.6%	5,772
Total Votes				14,229

Louisiana State Senate District 30 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James David Cain	29.7%	6,628
	Democratic	Terry Fowler	24.6%	5,496
	Republican	John Smith Incumbent	45.7%	10,216
Total Votes				22,340

2007

In 2007 Smith was elected to the Louisiana State Senate District 30. Smith (D) finished with 9,326 votes while his opponent Claude Leach (D) finished with 8,777 votes. Smith raised $210,109 for his campaign fund.

Louisiana State Senate District 30
Candidates		Votes
John R. Smith (D)		9,326
Claude Leach (D)		8,777

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Smith received $308,966 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Louisiana State Senate 2011 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to John R. Smith (Louisiana politician)'s campaign in 2011
Republican Legislative Delegation Campaign Cmte Of Louisiana	$40,000
Bobby Jindal Campaign Cmte	$5,000
For PAC Louisiana Forestry Association	$4,000
Louisiana State Farm Agents	$4,000
AT&T	$3,500
Total Raised in 2011	$308,966
Total Votes received in 2011	8,457
Cost of each vote received	$36.53

2007

In 2007, a year in which Smith was up for election, he collected $210,109 in donations.

His five largest contributors in 2007 were:

Donor	Amount
Louisiana Manufacturers Association	$6,000
WEST PAC	$5,000
Apollo Energy	$5,000
Louisiana Dental Association	$4,500
Louisiana Restaurant Association	$3,750

Recent news

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John Smith News Feed

• 5 ways opponents are challenging Obamacare - Los Angeles Daily News
• Moral Monday Protests Lead To 84 More Arrests In North Carolina: 'We Cannot ... - Huffington Post
• Death Penalty Sped Up By Some States - Huffington Post
• Five conservative message movies that don't suck - Daily Caller
• George Zimmerman Trial Live Updates: Potential Juror Excused After Revealing ... - Huffington Post
• Magpul offers super hi-capacity magazines for sale ahead of state ban - Daily Caller
• The Search for the Magic Fig Leaf - Daily Caller
• AT&T to allow presidential alerts to your phone that you can't turn off - Daily Caller
• Which bathroom should transgendered students use? - Daily Caller
• Photographer defends Rand Paul photo shoot depicting senator as a liar - Daily Caller

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Louisiana State Senate website
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Louisiana State Senate District 30 2008–present	Succeeded by NA