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Brian Smith (Wisconsin)

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Brian Smith

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Brian Smith was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 14 of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Smith's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

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  • Education: Brian understands that the best governing body for public schools is the community’s local government. Brian believes that the local elected officials should decide districting and school funding.
  • Transportation: The current Administration’s approach to improving and funding transportation is fiscally irresponsible. Using future tax dollars to fund current projects is unsustainable. Brian will work with transportation stakeholders to come up with a long term plan that maintain and improve our infrastructure. And he will help propose funding methods that will not hurt our future.
  • Issues on government: Brian has always supported legislation that he says he will. Our current senator talks a good game but when he goes to Madison he votes in lock step with his Republican colleagues. Brian understands the importance of legislators working together to do what is best for the people of Wisconsin.
  • Environment: Funding the DNR is essential to preservation of Wisconsin’s natural resources. Currently there is not enough staff to oversee all of Wisconsin’s environmental needs. I would work to increase the DNR’s funding to restore the senior staff positions that were cut as a part of the last budget.
  • Women's issues: As a brother of 4 sisters, a husband and a father of 2 daughters; I do not believe there should be any legislation passed down from our government regarding what women can do with their bodies. It is wrong what the Republicans in Wisconsin and across the country are doing to infringe on women’s health issues.[2]
 ”

Elections

2016

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Luther Olsen defeated Brian Smith in the Wisconsin State Senate District 14 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Luther Olsen Incumbent 57.08% 47,294
     Democratic Brian Smith 42.92% 35,555
Total Votes 82,849
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Brian Smith ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Smith  (unopposed)


Incumbent Luther Olsen ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Senate District 14 Republican primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Luther Olsen Incumbent (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Brian Smith for Senate, "Home," accessed September 21, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016


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