Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr.

Biographical

Full Name: Gary L. Smith, Jr.
Current Office: State Senate - District 19, Democratic
First Elected: 11/19/2011
Last Elected: 11/19/2011
Next Election: 2015
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Katherine; 1 Child: Henry
Birth Date: 08/27/1972
Birth Place: Norco, LA
Home City: Norco, LA
Religion: Baptist
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

SCR 99 - Funding for Public and Private Schools
Legislation-Resolution (Nay)

June 3, 2012 - Appropriates $3,855 per student as the base amount per public school student from the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) funds, with additional appropriations over the ...

SB 708 - Amends Abortion Requirements
Legislation (Yea)

May 31, 2012 - Requires an ultrasound to be performed at least 24 hours prior to an abortion, whereas existing law required an ultrasound at least 2 hours ...

HB 61 - Amends State Workers Pensions
Legislation (Yea)

May 30, 2012 - Establishes a cash balance plan for the following state retirement systems and categorizes them as Tier 1 (Sec. 1): Louisiana State Employees' Retirement ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Positions 75%
2011 Louisiana Family Forum Positions 55%
2010-2011 Louisiana National Federation of Independent Business Positions 67%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Candidate Self-finance ($300,000.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
smithgl@legis.la.gov

Capitol Website
http://senate.legis.state.la.us/SmithG/

Capitol
Post Office Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 225-342-2040

District
Post Office Box 189
Norco, LA 70079
Phone: 985-764-9122