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Stephen Smith (Wisconsin)

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Stephen Smith
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Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 75
Successor: Romaine Quinn

Education

Associate

University of Wisconsin, Barron County, 1971

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Superior, 1973

Personal
Profession
Majority Owner, Rainbow Home Center, Inc.
Contact

Stephen Smith is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 75 from 2012 to 2015.

Biography

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Smith earned his associate degree from the UW Center at Barron County in 1971 and his bachelor's degree from the University Of Wisconsin–Superior in 1973.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2013
Agriculture
Rural Affairs
Small Business Development

Campaign themes

2014

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

Jobs and the Economy

  • Excerpt: "I believe that the real job creators are people just like you and me who buy products off store shelves every single day. That's how we're going to fix our economy; by being able to buy things off of our want-to list, not just our have-to list."

Education and Schools

  • Excerpt: "Our property tax dollars are going to be making up the difference for these voucher schools, and it's going to hurt our kids, our schools, and our pocketbooks. We can't afford to fund two separate school systems when we can barely afford the one we have now."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "Every citizen in Wisconsin deserves the right to have access to quality, affordable healthcare. Had our state's leadership not turned down the federal medicaid expansion, an additional 85,000 people could have been covered by BadgerCare. Instead, the Wisconsin taxpayers are stuck with the bill, paying an additional $119 million that could have been put to good use elsewhere. We can't let our current state leadership keep playing politics with our health."

Protecting Agriculture

  • Excerpt: "We need to do all we can to promote and protect Wisconsin’s agriculture. Wisconsin’s $60 billion agriculture and food sector accounts for 10% of the jobs in the state. I have a proven track record of standing up for farmers and rural Wisconsin."

Elections

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Stephen Smith was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Romaine Quinn defeated Ken Mandley in the Republican primary. Smith faced Quinn in the general election.[2][3][4] The challenger, Romaine Quinn, defeated Smith in the general election.[5]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 75 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRomaine Quinn 54.9% 11,730
     Democratic Stephen Smith Incumbent 45.1% 9,643
Total Votes 21,373
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 75 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRomaine Robert Quinn 64.9% 2,231
Ken Mandley 35.1% 1,208
Total Votes 3,439

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Smith won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 75. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated incumbent Roger Rivard (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 75, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Roger Rivard Incumbent 48.8% 13,841
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Smith 51% 14,456
     - Scattering 0.1% 37
Total Votes 28,334

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Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 4.

Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor policy.
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation WMC deemed as "most important issues for the business community."
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

2013

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See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Roger Rivard (R)
Wisconsin State Assembly District 75
2013-2015
Succeeded by
Romaine Quinn (R)


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