Resident: ‘Cherry-picked’ votes not representative

Personally, I was disappointed to read Garland Shreves’ guest opinion attacking State Representative Steve Smith. Appears that Shreves tries to cherry-pick a few votes so he can claim that Smith does not represent the views of the voters, but what Shreves should have written is that Smith doesn’t represent his personal views.

Shreves should have also disclosed that he was actively helping Scott Bartle, Smith’s opponent, and was even hosting an event for him, but let’s set all of that aside for a moment, look at Smith’s record, and let the voters decide if he represents them well.
 
Steve Smith is indeed serious about stopping illegal immigration and believes in border fencing as an important part of the solution. Smith led the effort in his time in the House and Senate to construct a border fence along our southern border funded by private donations – NOT taxpayer dollars. If Shreves wants to disagree with that idea, fine, but Sheriffs Joe Arpaio and Paul Babeu have endorsed Steve Smith because he is serious about solving a real crisis.
 
Arizona’s leading free-enterprise and taxpayer advocacy organizations have given Rep. Steve Smith numerous awards. The National Federation of Independent Businesses named Smith Guardian of Small Business while Americans for Prosperity has designated him Champion of the Taxpayer for his lifetime voting record. My guess is the voters of LD-11 are pretty happy that Smith has been an advocate for small businesses and taxpayers in the district.