Summary
Kevin S. Smardz
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
June 21, 2012 - Requires school districts to consider the home life and family background of a special education student when determining what school would provide the appropriate ...
June 19, 2012 - Requires all new semiautomatic pistols sold after January 1, 2014 to be microstamp ready (Sec. 2). Defines microstamp ready as a pistol ...
May 15, 2012 - Increases the hourly minimum wage from $7.15 to $8.50 an hour (Sec. 3). Requires the minimum wage to be adjusted on January ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | New York National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 100% |
| 2012 | Conservative Party of New York State Positions | 65% |
| 2012 | EPL-Environmental Advocates Positions | 47% |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Kevin Smardz refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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