Ryan Smith (Ohio)

Ryan Smith
Ohio House of Representatives District 93
Incumbent
In office
2012 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$60,584/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Appointed	April 2012
Appointed by	House Republican Caucus
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
High school	Gallia Academy High School, 1991
Bachelor's	Ohio State University, 1995
Personal
Profession	Financial Consultant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Ryan Smith is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 87 from 2012 to 2013, and District 93 since January 1, 2013. Smith was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives in April 2012. He replaced John Carey Jr. (R) who resigned to accept a position with Shawnee State University.

Smith was elected to the Gallipolis City School Board of Education in 2008 and has been re-elected for a 2012 to 2015 term. Smith's professional experience includes working as a financial consultant, vice president, and partner at Smith Financial Advisors of Hilliard Lyons and financial consultant at Advest, Inc. He earned his BS in finance from Ohio State University in 1995.

Issues

Campaign themes

Smith's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Education

• Excerpt: "The funding of primary and secondary education has been a hotly debated topic for years at the state level and is one of the largest line item expenses in the state’s budget. Rural schools must have a strong voice in Columbus to defend their position since the reliance on local property taxes continues to be the great divide in an equal education for every Ohio student. Consequently, the pressures on rural schools’ budgets have forced them to shrink their workforce, which often increases class sizes and diminishes the effectiveness of our educators. This is a problem that we cannot outrun. We must roll up our sleeves and work hard to find a solution to help give our children the best possible chance to be successful in life."

Healthcare

• Excerpt: "Much like education, the health and human services allotment in the state’s biennial budget is one of the largest demands on the general fund. We must continue to find efficiencies in order to control this expense without sacrificing the quality of the services being offered to the residents of the great state of Ohio."

Technology

• Excerpt: "For too long we have watched many of our most talented children leave rural Ohio to take advantage of job opportunities in the hi-tech arena that were not available locally. As your State Representative, I will work hard to find ways to utilize our state resources to recruit business to fill this void and to keep our children and grandchildren in our communities."

Jobs

• Excerpt: "Through my profession as a financial consultant and having served as President of the Chamber of Commerce and Community Improvement Corporation I have had the pleasure to work with many business owners and I have a good understanding of the many challenges they face. I believe we need smaller government to help reduce the red tape that has been created and acts as an impediment to start new businesses and to growth in existing businesses."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Ohio Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education
• Finance and Appropriations
• Health and Aging

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith won election in the 2012 election for Ohio House District 93. Smith defeated James Riepenhoff and Bill Dingus in the March 6 Republican primary election and defeated Josh Bailey (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 93, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ryan Smith Incumbent	64.2%	29,866
	Democratic	Josh Bailey	35.8%	16,662
Total Votes				46,528

Ohio State House of Representatives, District 93 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ryan Smith	40.9%	6,966
Bill Dingus	40.4%	6,878
Jim Riepenhoff	18.6%	3,168
Total Votes		17,012

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Smith and his wife, Vicki, have four children; Grant, Blake, Kennedy, and Camryn.

Recent news

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Ryan Smith News Feed

• Open house showcases CAO weatherization program - Ironton Tribune
• Predicting Winners of the 10 Most Intriguing NFL Training-Camp Battles - Bleacher Report
• Smith says goodbye to D&E grads - The Inter-Mountain
• Hearing on IRS: What ousted chief offers, Republicans don't buy - Alaska Dispatch
• Museum and Gallery Listings for May 17-23 - New York Times
• Weatherization open house set for May 20 in Chesapeake - Ironton Tribune
• Michael Maxwell, Suspected Robber, Takes Mugshot After Victims Beat, Tasered ... - Huffington Post
• The Playbook - Mesquitenews
• Thirteen Glandorf scouts inducted as Eagle Scouts - Lima Ohio
• 'I never forgot about you': Families reunite with women held captive for years - CNN International

External links

Suggest a link

• House webpage
• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Ryan Smith on Facebook
• Ryan Smith on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Ohio House of Representatives - District 93 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by '	Ohio House of Representatives - District 87 2012–2013	Succeeded by Jeffrey McClain (R)