Matthew Smith (Pennsylvania)

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Matthew Smith
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Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42

Pennsylvania State Senate District 37

Education

Bachelor's

Rollins College, 1995

Law

Duquesne University, 1999

Matthew H. Smith (b. September 19, 1972) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 37 from 2012 to June 21, 2015. He resigned to become president of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.[1]

Smith served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 42 from 2007 to 2012. Smith was a volunteer in state, local and national campaigns from 1996 to 2004. In 2003, Smith worked for the Transition Team for Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato.

Biography

Smith earned his B.A. in history from Rollins College in 1995 and his J.D. from Duquesne University in 1999. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and as pro bono coordinator for Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Smith served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Smith ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 37. Smith ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and defeated D. Raja (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 37, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Smith 52.6% 70,883
     Republican D. Raja 47.4% 63,854
Total Votes 134,737

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Smith won re-election to District 42 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Republican Sue Means in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[4]

Pennsylvania State House, District 42
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Smith (D) 15,740 59.8%
Sue Means (R) 10,591 40.2%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Smith won re-election to District 42 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 22,919 votes, defeating Republican Jim Blazeck (12,139).[5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42
Candidates Votes Percent
Matt Smith (D) Green check mark transparent.png 22,919 65.4%
Jim Blazeck (R) 12,139 34.6%

Campaign finance summary


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Matthew Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Pennsylvania State Senate, District 37Won $939,611 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42Won $146,626 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42Won $233,936 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 42Won $422,501 N/A**
Grand total$1,742,674 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.

Scorecards

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2015

In 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 6 through December 31.

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2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Smith and his wife, Eileen, have three children.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
John Pippy (R)
Pennsylvania State Senate District 37
2012–June 21, 2015
Succeeded by
Guy Reschenthaler (R)
Preceded by
Thomas Stevenson (R)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42
2007–2012
Succeeded by
Dan Miller (D)


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