- Mark Smith (Iowa politician)
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Mark D. Smith Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
64th (2001 – 2003)Incumbent Assumed office
January 8, 2001Preceded by Beverly Nelson Personal details Born January 5, 1952
Osceola, IowaPolitical party Democratic Spouse(s) Karen A. Lischer Residence Marshalltown, Iowa Alma mater Graceland College
University of IowaOccupation Social Worker, adjunct professor Website Smith's website Mark D. Smith (born January 5, 1952) is the Iowa State Representative from the 43rd District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003 in the 64th District and since 2003 in the 43rd District. He received his BS from Graceland College and his MSW from the University of Iowa. He is employed by the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa (SATUCI) as the Director of Special Projects and is an adjunct instructor of Social Work for the University of Iowa.[1]
As of October 2011[update], Smith serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules, Environmental Protection, Ethics, Human Resources, and Judiciary committees. He also serves on the Commission on Tobacco User Prevention and Control and on the Iowa Comprehensive Health Insurance Board. His prior political experience includes serving on the Osceola City Council from 1981 to 1983.
On October 17, 2007, Smith endorsed Barack Obama for President. [2]
Electoral history
*incumbent
Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [1]
District 64
Turnout: 12,225Democratic gain from Republican Mark D. Smith Democratic 6,245 51.1 Beverly J. Nelson-Forbes* Republican 5,970 48.8 Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [2]
District 43
Turnout: 10,024Democratic (newly redistricted) Mark Smith* Democratic 5,702 56.9 Tom Mack Republican 4,314 43.0 Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [3]
District 43Democratic hold Mark Smith* Democratic unopposed Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [4]
District 43Democratic hold Mark Smith* Democratic unopposed Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [5]
District 43
Turnout: 12,888Democratic hold Mark Smith* Democratic 7,325 56.8 Jane Jech Republican 5,557 43.1 Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [6]
District 43
Turnout: 10,044Democratic hold Mark Smith* Democratic 5,089 50.7 Jane A. Jech Republican 4,786 47.7 References
- ^ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 27. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfS/2000%20G%20IH.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 31. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)". Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 27. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 35. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 84. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
External links
- Representative Mark Smith official Iowa General Assembly site
- Mark Smith Iowa House official constituency site
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Iowa House of Representatives Preceded by
Beverly Nelson64th District
2001 – 2003Succeeded by
Janet PetersenPreceded by
Joe Seng43rd District
2003 – presentSucceeded by
IncumbentMembers of the Iowa House of Representatives 84th General Assembly (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Jeff Kaufmann (R) • Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) • Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (D)- Jeremy Taylor (R)
- Chris Hall (D)
- Chuck Soderberg (R)
- Dwayne Alons (R)
- Royd Chambers (R)
- Jeff Smith (R)
- John Wittneben (D)
- Tom W. Shaw (R)
- Stewart Iverson (R)
- Dave Deyoe (R)
- Henry Rayhons (R)
- Linda Upmeyer (R)
- Sharon S. Steckman (D)
- Josh Byrnes (R)
- Brian Quirk (D)
- Bob Hager (R)
- Pat Grassley (R)
- Andrew Wenthe (D)
- Bob Kressig (D)
- Walt Rogers (R)
- Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
- Deborah Berry (D)
- Dan Rasmussen (R)
- Roger Thomas (D)
- Brian Moore (R)
- Mary Wolfe (D)
- Charles Isenhart (D)
- Pat Murphy (D)
- Nathan Willems (D)
- David Jacoby (D)
- Lee Hein (R)
- Steven Lukan (R)
- Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
- Todd Taylor (D)
- Kraig Paulsen (R)
- Nick Wagner (R)
- Renee Schulte (R)
- Tyler Olson (D)
- Dawn Pettengill (R)
- Lance Horbach (R)
- Dan Kelley (D)
- Kim Pearson (R)
- Mark Smith (D)
- Annette Sweeney (R)
- Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
- Lisa Heddens (D)
- Ralph Watts (R)
- Chip Baltimore (R)
- Helen Miller (D)
- Dave Tjepkes (R)
- Dan Muhlbauer (D)
- Gary Worthan (R)
- Dan Huseman (R)
- Ron Jorgensen (R)
- Jason Schultz (R)
- Matt Windschitl (R)
- Jack Drake (R)
- Clel Baudler (R)
- Chris Hagenow (R)
- Peter Cownie (R)
- Jo Oldson (D)
- Brett Hunter (D)
- Scott Raecker (R)
- Janet Petersen (D)
- Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
- Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
- Kevin McCarthy (D)
- Rick Olson (D)
- Erik Helland (R)
- Kevin Koester (R)
- Jim Van Engelenhoven (R)
- Rich Arnold (R)
- Julian Garrett (R)
- Glen Massie (R)
- Guy Vander Linden (R)
- Betty De Boef (R)
- Mary Mascher (D)
- Vicki Lensing (D)
- Jeff Kaufmann (R)
- Mark Lofgren (R)
- Phyllis Thede (D)
- Linda Miller (R)
- Steven Olson (R)
- Ross Paustian (R)
- Jim Lykam (D)
- Cindy Winckler (D)
- Tom Sands (R)
- Dennis Cohoon (D)
- Jarad Klein (R)
- Curt Hanson (D)
- Dave Heaton (R)
- Jerry Kearns (D)
- Mary Gaskill (D)
- Kurt Swaim (D)
- Joel Fry (R)
- Cecil Dolecheck (R)
- Rich Anderson (R)
- Greg Forristall (R)
- Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
- Mark Brandenburg (R)
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