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Republican
Candidate for Arizona House in Legislative District 11
Phone: (480) 225-8939
Email: smithsteve8@yahoo.com
Twitter: @azsteve7
17818 N Smith Dr, Maricopa, AZ 85139.
Age: 36. (06/04/76, Detroit, MI).
Arizona since: 2001.
Occupation: Director, The Young Agency, since 2007.
Marital: Married (Jamie, stay at home mom).
Children: 2.
Religious preference: Christian.
Education: B.S., marketing, Michigan State University, 1999; cognate, business law, Michigan State University, 1999.
Legis exp: Senate since 2011.
Memberships: Christian Business Men’s Committee, American Historical Assn, NRA.
Interests: God, family, politics, sports and entertainment.
Political influence: George Washington.
Job creation measures: Continue to support and vote for legislation like the ‘Jobs Bill’ we passed in 2011 (because of legislation like this, Arizona has moved from nearly last in the nation in job growth to top five in the nation and is #1 in business start-ups). Remove government road blocks and regulations on businesses and continue to lower business property taxes.
Top Issues: Continue to help put more Arizonans back to work and continue to help secure our border.
Prop 100 sales tax extension: No. I do not support new (and in this case permanent) taxes.
Illegal immigration: Properly secure our border with additional law enforcement, fencing, and technology all while enforcing interior laws like SB 1070.
Background & experience: I believe I have a strong moral compass and that my combined education, real-world business experience, and my political knowledge, are areas that have helped me in the Legislature.
Pro-life / pro-choice: I am 100% pro-life.
One last thing: I stand for God, family, and country and will always continue to do so.
Campaign Finance: private.
