Smith was raised in the St. Louis suburb of Olivette, Missouri and graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School.

Smith was sentenced to one year and one day in prison.

[13] In late August 2010 he was released to a halfway house in St. NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin gave Smith a rating of one-hundred percent on abortion-related issues. Jeffrey C. Smith is a lawyer and a politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He's dedicated to the people of western Wisconsin and has a proven record of service. Prior to his political career, Smith co-founded Confluence Academies, a group of urban charter schools in St. Louis that now enroll nearly 4,000 students. It would've saved taxpayers over $175,000: two years of a teacher's salary, plus the cost of housing a federal prisoner. A member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, he represents District 31, which streatches from Eau Claire to Prescott to Black River Falls. Campaign staff subsequently approached Smith, who told them he had no opinion on the issue, and regardless of what decision they came to, not to share with him any of the details in order to avoid the possibility of campaign malfeasance. He has represented the 39th District since 1992. Smith won the primary election on August 8, 2006, and was unopposed in the general election.[9]. In 2015, Smith was a candidate for chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW), facing Jason Rae, Martha Laning, Joe Wineke, and Stephen Smith. [4] Smith continues his community work as the executive vice president of community engagement & policy at Concordance Academy, a St. Louis-based nonprofit that provides comprehensive re-entry services to individuals returning to the community after prison. He received his MA and PhD in political science from Washington University in St. Louis.

He also authored a successful[1] and critically acclaimed[2] [3] book chronicling the injustices faced by those incarcerated, Mr. Smith Goes to Prison. [5], Smith has taught as an Adjunct and/or Visiting Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Missouri–St. Senator Smith served the Eau Claire region as a small business owner.

Smith's current term ends on January 2, 2023. [10] Governor Jay Nixon signed both bills into law shortly after the 2009 legislative session. Today, Governor Tony Evers and Tourism Secretary-designee Sara Meaney announced the TRAVEL stimulus grant program, an $8 million initiative to provide support to Wisconsin's tourism industry. [7] In 2010, Smith earned a 100% rating from the Wisconsin League of Conservation voters. More than 300 people, including a bipartisan group of the state's top elected officials, wrote public letters to the judge presiding over Smith's case, requesting clemency and arguing that—as Smith's prison counselor in Kentucky would later note—detaining Smith would be a waste of money and resources. Senator Smith previously served in the State Assembly during the 2007 and 2009 legislative sessions. [21] In 2015, Smith published a book, Mr. Smith Goes to Prison, which details his time in politics and federal prison.

Senator Smith has worked tirelessly in his community on public education opportunities, health care access and affordability, redistricting reform, protections for water and helping people run for elected office.

Jeff Smith (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 31. His district covered the western portion of the City of St. Louis. Each conspiracy count is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines.

• Missouri Senate - Jeff Smith official government website Senator Smith has worked tirelessly in his community on public education opportunities, health care access and affordability, redistricting reform, protections for water and helping people run for elected office. [14] In November 2010, he was released early from the halfway house and is no longer in federal custody. [2] Smith also served as the co-chair of the Eau Claire County Democratic Party.

[22], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, "Mr Smith Prison | User Clip | C-SPAN.org", "Our Awful Prisons: How They Can Be Changed", "This Politician Went to Jail—and Learned Some Surprising Truths About Prison", "Election Night Reporting: U.S. Representative - District 3 - Summary", "Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? Louis. Emily, their oldest daughter, lives in Tennessee working with horses and their owners. Senator Jeff Smith is beginning his first term in the State Senate after serving as one of Eau Claire’s most prolific and respected activists.

Jeff was a leader in the State Assembly on reforming payday lending regulations, puppy mill regulations and voter rights protections. Before serving in the State Assembly, Senator Smith served on the Brunswick Town Board as Chair for 6 years. [5], In 2004, Smith was a candidate in the crowded Democratic primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives to replace retiring Congressman Dick Gephardt. Senator Jeff Smith is beginning his first term in the State Senate after serving as one of Eau Claire’s most prolific and respected activists. During the campaign, Smith's campaign penned a letter that criticized Laning for her lack of experience and offered her the post of DPW Executive Director if Smith were to be elected chair. [3] He is a member of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce and Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. He began writing for the website The Recovering Politician[17] and contributing to Politico - The Arena. excerpted by Politico. Senator Jeff Smith Senate District 31 (D - Eau Claire) Senator Jeff Smith's Home Page District map based on 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 Subscribe to updates via Notify 2019 authored proposals feed 2019 all related items feed 2019 author index Historical information. [5] He was the chair of the Elections and Campaign Reform Committee and a member of five other committees: Colleges and Universities, Financial Institutions, Education, Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, and Public Safety. He operated a window cleaning business for 30 years.

In January 2009, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office, acting upon newly discovered information, opened a criminal investigation to determine whether anyone had attempted to obstruct the Federal Election Commission proceeding.

Senator Smith was Chair of the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Vice-chair of Financial Institutions, Vice-chair of Higher Education and member of the Education, Public Safety, Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs Committees. Smith's former friend and associate Steve Brown was approached by the FBI to wear a wire. Jeff Smith (born December 9, 1973) is a former Democratic member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 4th district from 2007 until 2009. In 2001, Smith co-founded the Confluence Academy, a charter school in North St. Louis focusing on math and science education. http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=51946, "League of Conservation Voters Scorecard 2010", "Rep. Jeff Smith Receives Humane Legislator Award", https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?u=a1cad923c938cf6db2dfe7cfe&id=d30a2508fe, "Jeff Smith drops out of race for Dem Party chairmanship", Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary, Canvass Results for 2018 General Election, Canvass Results for 2014 General Election, Canvass Results for 2012 General Election, Canvass Results for 2010 General Election, Canvass Results for 2008 General Election, Canvass Results for 2006 General Election, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Smith_(Wisconsin_politician)&oldid=986332500, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 05:23. Madison Office: The race was heavily contested and other candidates included State Representatives Yaphett El-Amin, and Amber Boykins, former State Representative Derio Gambaro, and former St. Louis Alderman Kenny Jones. Beginning as an unknown, Smith finished second in the ten-candidate field, narrowly losing to Russ Carnahan.

[7] In February 2007, the documentary aired on the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Their youngest daughter Sarah works in politics and most recently helped Sarah Godlewski become our new State Treasurer. Smith assumed office in 2019. Office of State Senator Jeff Smith - 31st Senate Districtsen.smith@legis.wisconsin.govPO Box 7882- Madison, WI 53707-7882Room 22 South, Wisconsin State Capitol(608) 266-8546 - TOLL-FREE (877) 763-6636 - FAX (608) 282-3571, Jeff Smith, Wisconsin State Senator, District 31. Smith also emerged in 2009 as the Legislature's leading advocate for historic preservation tax credits, and he sponsored and passed legislation creating a state Green Sales Tax Holiday eliminating sales tax on energy efficient appliances during the week of Earth Day each year. [citation needed] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in African-American Studies and political science. If elected DPW Chair, Smith said he’d make it a priority to engage county parties and empower them to be more proactive. [12] However, Smith was sent to the camp at Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester in Kentucky. [11], Smith and his lawyer requested two years of home confinement and full-time community service during which Smith would be allowed to leave his home only to teach civics and coach basketball at Confluence Academy, without pay. However, Federal officials portrayed Smith as the mastermind of a "textbook case of political corruption" and pushed for a harsh sentence at the top of the federal guidelines. Smith accepted a professorship in urban policy at the New School's Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy in New York City. Smith … Smith switched from the Democratic Party to the Republicans on June 1, 2011. It was the subject of the documentary film Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, which won the 2006 audience choice award at the Silverdocs film festival.