Jeff Smith (Iowa)

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Jeff Smith
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Prior offices
Iowa House of Representatives District 1

Education

Bachelor's

Iowa State University, 1991

Personal
Religion
United Methodist
Profession
Farm and Commercial Lender/Bank Manager, First Bank and Trust
Contact

Jeff Smith is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 1 from 2011 to 2015. Smith did not seek re-election in 2014.

Smith served as Assistant Majority Leader.

Biography

Smith earned his B.S. in Public Service and Administration from Iowa State University. His professional experience includes working as a farm and commercial lender and bank manager at First Bank and Trust, farmer, serving on the Agriculture Committee of the Iowa Bankers Association and on the Board of Directors of the Spirit Lake Mainsail Chamber of Commerce.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Iowa committee assignments, 2012
Administration and Rules
Commerce
Environmental Protection
Ethics, Chair
Natural Resources

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 1. Smith defeated Kevin Wolfswinkel in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. No Democratic candidates filed in the district. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Smith Incumbent 54.5% 3,263
Kevin Wolfswinkel 45.5% 2,723
Total Votes 5,986

2010

Smith won election to the Iowa House of Representatives, and ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.[3]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 6
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Smith (R) 8,693

Campaign finance summary


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Jeff Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Iowa State House, District 1Won $70,136 N/A**
2010Iowa State House, District 6Won $28,777 N/A**
Grand total$98,913 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Smith and his wife, Currell, have two children.

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.

Legislators are scored by the ACLU of Iowa on "their records on constitutional principles and civil liberties."[4]
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2013


2012

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jeremy Taylor (R)
Iowa House of Representatives District 1
2013–2015
Succeeded by
John H. Wills (R)
Preceded by
Mike May
Iowa House of Representatives District 6
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Ron Jorgensen (R)


Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Bobby Kaufmann
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Ann Meyer (R)
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Tom Moore (R)
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Hans Wilz (R)
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Chad Behn (R)
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Gary Mohr (R)
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