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District #93 - Jeff Smith (D)

Wisconsin State Representative
(Newly elected - Nov 2006)

See the State Elections Board and new candidates HERE

To see Rob Kreibich's (the previous legislator's page) go HERE.

On the issues - 2008 (See the legislator's 2006-2007 position on health care, ethics and campaign reform below)

A+ - Public funding of judicial campaigns

(AB250) Incumbent voted FOR passage of public funding of campaigns for judges. In a recent study by Citizen Action, in 75% of the cases reaching the Supreme Court level there was a campaign contributor on one side or the other. Campaigns for judges are being financed by attorneys and business leaders. How's that for justice? ALL Supreme Court Judges came out in support of this bill. 2/27/08 Sequence No. 195

On the issues - 2007 (See the legislator's 2006 position on health care, ethics and campaign reform below)

A+ Healthy Wisconsin

Incumbent SUPPORTED the Healthy Wisconsin amendment to the state budget. All Democrats voted for it and all Republicans voted against it. Healthy Wisconsin was opposed by the insurance industry and business associations (though not the business members themselves). For more on the benefits of Healthy Wisconsin see Sen. Joe Leean's article HERE

A+ Ethics Reform

(SB1) Incumbent voted to pass an Ethics Reform bill in January 2007.

Many politicians refuse to answer the questions in the Project Vote-Smart solicitation because they don't want voters knowing where they stand on the issues! They like being able to fudge and evade when being asked about an issue, and having it on record and posted on the web is the last thing they want. Especially when it can be compared to their voting record while in session.

Here is how Jeff Smith responded to the League of Women Voters' questionnaire. Let's see how well he keeps his promises:

Assembly, District 93	Question 1	Question 2	Question 3	Question 4	Question 5	Question 6
Jeff Smith (Democrat)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Smith

1. YES to SB-1
2. YES for comprehensive campaign finance reform.
3. YES to prohibiting corporate and other money to pay for electioneering (bipartisan Campaign Reform Law of 2002)
4. YES to making legislative competitiveness a legal standard to be applied by the legislature and courts in establishing legislative boundaries.
5. YES to appointing an independent and non-partisan commission to handle the task of redrawing legislative boundaries.
6. YES to tightening Wisconsin’s revolving door policy. AT LEAST a one year cooling off period should be required before officials may take lobbying jobs.
7. The accessibility and affordability of health care for all our citizens is the most perplexing issue of the day. As a small businessman who offers my employees the opportunity for health care, I am stunned each year with the obscene increases in costs as well as the efforts of health carriers to avoid coverage wherever they can. The complete overhaul of our school funding formula is also a goal of mine. The current system is weighted toward rich districts and punishes the districts that need the most help. Adequate funding of education is the real engine that boosts our economy and raises the bar for our standard of living.[…]