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Billy Smith
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Lansdowne Borough Councilperson

Education

Bachelor's

Temple University, 1996

Law

University of New Hampshire School of Law, 1999

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Personal website

Billy Smith was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 164 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Smith served as a Lansdowne Pennsylvania Borough Councilperson from 2009 to 2011.[1]

Biography

Smith earned his B.A. in journalism, Minor in political science from Temple University in 1996 and his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire Law School in 1999. His professional experience includes working as an Assistant District Attorney for Philadelphia County from 1999 to 2004.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Smith's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

Fighting the Tom Corbett Agenda

  • Excerpt: "In Harrisburg, Billy Smith will fight tooth and nail to fully fund our public schools and protect women's reproductive rights."

Women’s Rights

  • Excerpt: "Billy will fight against the extremist attacks against women’s reproductive rights lodged by Republicans and misguided Democrats alike. He will not stand idly by while a woman’s rights to make her own healthcare decisions are being threatened. Billy will fight to defend women’s access to family planning and birth control and fight against efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."

Increasing the Minimum Wage

  • Excerpt: "When elected, Billy will work with Democrats and Republicans alike to help those in the Commonwealth who struggle to put food on their tables and provide for their families."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Billy will fight to make sure every Pennsylvanian can get a good paying job and support their family. We'll accomplish this by promoting opportunity zones in the district. This will bring small businesses and good paying jobs into the 164th district."

Education

  • Excerpt: "We need to stand up and protect our children’s access to quality, fully funded public education. We also need to make sure that schools remain safe environments for learning and social development for the ultimate good of all Pennsylvanians."
  • Excerpt: "We also owe it to good students that they have access to higher education. That’s why Billy supports expanding merit and need based scholarships for qualified students in Pennsylvania for the good of all Pennsylvanians."

Elections

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Billy Smith and Dafan Zhang in the Democratic primary, while Saud Siddiqui was unopposed in the Republican primary. Davidson defeated Siddiqui in the general election.[3][4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 80.1% 12,272
     Republican Saud Siddiqui 19.9% 3,056
Total Votes 15,328


Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 53% 2,711
Billy Smith 42.2% 2,159
Dafan Zhang 4.8% 244
Total Votes 5,114

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Smith's endorsements included the following:[6]

  • Brian Sims (Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 182nd district)
  • Former State Rep. Bryan Lentz
  • Former Lansdowne Mayor Jayne Young
  • Current Lansdowne Mayor Tony Campuzano
  • Upper Darby Democratic Committee Chairman Ed Bradley
  • Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams
  • Planned Parenthood PA PAC
  • Liberty City Democratic Club
  • Keystone Progress

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Smith and his wife, Abbi, have two children.[1]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Billy + Smith + Pennsylvania + House"

Billy Smith News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 www.votebillysmith.com, "Meet Billy," accessed May 9, 2014 (dead link)
  2. ↑ www.votebillysmith.com, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2014
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
  6. ↑ www.votebillysmith.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 9, 2014 (dead link)


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