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Summary

Senator Matthew 'Matt' H. Smith

Full Name: Matthew 'Matt' H. Smith
Office: State Senate (PA) - District 37, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Eileen; 3 Children: Delaney, Emerson, Jameson
Birth Date: 09/19/1972
Birth Place: Bethel Park, PA
Home City: Mount Lebanon, PA

Recent Key Votes

SB 644 - Amends the Definition of "Wild Animal"
Legislation (Nay)

March 19, 2013

SB 941 - Increases Penalties for Public Intoxication
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 17, 2012 - Increases fines for public intoxication from $300 to the following amounts (Sec. 1): $500 for the first violation; and $1,000 for each subsequent ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Growing Our Economy and Creating Jobs

Oct. 11, 2012 - Matt has been a leader on green building issues while in the Legislature. He sponsored legislation providing tax credits for green building and retrofitting and ...

Issue Position: Reforming State Government

Oct. 11, 2012 - A budget watchdog, Matt bucked his own party's leadership and supported tough legislation to reduce the size of the legislature and cut its budget by ...

Issue Position: Delivering Educational Opportunties for Our Kids

Oct. 11, 2012 - As the father of three young children, investing in education has been a top priority of Matt's in Harrisburg. Matt has fought to increase funding ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 Pennsylvania National Federation of Independent Business Positions 44%
2012 American Conservative Union (Pennsylvania State Legislature) Positions 50%
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 67%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($263,837.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Matthew Smith refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

District Website
http://www.senatormattsmith.com/

Capitol Website
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/Senate_bio.cfm?id=1630

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/senmattsmith

General Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SenMattSmith

Capitol
352 Main Capitol
Senate Box 203037
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3037
Phone: 717-787-5839

District
319 Castle Shannon Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: 412-571-2169
Fax: 412-571-2000

District
Peters Township Municipal Bldg
610 East McMurray Road
First Floor, Room 105
Canonsburg, PA 15317-3496

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