Smith to kick-off re-election campaign Sept. 20

State Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa) will kick off his 2012 re-election campaign for Arizona’s Legislative District 23 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado, 42660 W. Rancho El Dorado Pkwy.

Smith is calling it a “light and different” type of political event, one in which children and families are welcomed. Along with a dinner, guests will be entertained by comedic entertainers EXiT 185 out of Casa Grande. They bill themselves as an interactive comedy routine modeled after Drew Carey’s ad-lib show on ABC, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

Smith was elected to his first two-year term in the Arizona Senate in 2010.

He said the Sept. 20 fundraiser would be a break from the usual political events as he plans to speak on a variety of issues affecting citizens.

“Plan to make a night of it,” Smith said. “The entertainment will be clean and you can bring a date, or the kids, all families are welcomed.”