Sen. Steve Smith: Here’s what I’ve done; will do

My name is Steve Smith and I currently serve in the state Senate, but this year I am running for the state House of Representatives. As you may know, I currently live in the city of Maricopa with my wife and now three young children, and my platform is simple, I stand for God, family, and county.

I am a man who says what I will do and then will do what I say. When I was running for the Senate two years ago, I clearly told people what I would do if elected.

First, I pledged to do everything I could to help turn around Arizona’s economy and because of great legislation that I fought for and/or sponsored, Arizona moved from No. 48 in the country in job creation to No. 4 and we are also now No. 1 in the nation for start-up businesses.
Second, I emphatically said I would fight to secure our border and to do what I could to protect “We the People,” so I authored the bill signed by the governor to allow Arizona to secure our own border because of the federal government’s complete inaction (I am pleased to say we will be launching our operation to do this in the coming weeks and it will be amazing).

Third, I said I would balance our state’s budget (Arizona was facing a $1 billion+ deficit) and because of strong, but tough, fiscal decisions, we now have an $800 million surplus, which has resulted in improving Arizona’s credit rating.

Finally, said I would help to improve education in Arizona and, as part of the Senate Education Committee, we added nearly $200 million this year in new K-12 spending, including $40 million for a new K-3 reading program. Additionally, I authored the Performance Pay for Teachers legislation designed to help teachers earn more in order to pay the good teachers what they are worth.

If elected to the state House of Representatives, I will continue to fight for these principles mentioned above (as I did in the Senate) along with trying to improve Arizona’s complicated tax code and health-care systems.