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Lamar Smith
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Texas House of Representatives
Bexar County Commissioners Court
U.S. House Texas District 21
Successor: Chip Roy

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $4,450,054

Education

High school

Texas Military Institute

Bachelor's

Yale University

Law

Southern Methodist University

Personal
Religion
Christian Scientist
Profession
Attorney

Lamar Seeligson Smith (b. November 19, 1947, in San Antonio, TX) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas' 21st Congressional District from 1987 to 2019.

On November 2, 2017, Smith announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018. Smith said in a statement, "For several reasons, this seems like a good time to pass on the privilege of representing the 21st District to someone else. At the end of this Congress, I will have completed my six-year term as Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee. I have one new grandchild and a second arriving soon!! And I hope to find other ways to stay involved in politics."[1]

Smith began his political career in the Texas House of Representatives, where he served from 1981 to 1982. He then served as County Commissioner for Bexar County, Texas, from 1982 to 1985.

Biography

Smith was born in San Antonio, Texas. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1969 and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1975.[2]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Smith's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Smith was assigned to the following committees:[4]

2015-2016

Smith served on the following committees:[5]

2013-2014

Smith served on the following committees:[6]

2011-2012

Smith was a member of the following House committees:[7]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Lamar Smith endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[115]

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[116] According to the report, Smith helped secure $950,000 toward road improvements near the San Antonio Fort Sam Houston military base. The earmark improved three traffic-clogged local intersections near the base, including one a few blocks from Smith's home.[117]

Elections

2018

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2018

Lamar Smith did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) defeated Thomas Wakely (D), Mark Loewe (L), and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Matt McCall, John Murphy and Todd Phelps in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Wakely defeated Tejas Vakil for the Democratic nomination.[118][119]

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 57% 202,967
     Democratic Thomas Wakely 36.4% 129,765
     Libertarian Mark Loewe 4.1% 14,735
     Green Antonio Diaz 2.4% 8,564
Total Votes 356,031
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 21 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 60.1% 69,866
Matt McCall 28.9% 33,624
Todd Phelps 5.7% 6,597
John Murphy 5.3% 6,200
Total Votes 116,287
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Wakely 59% 29,632
Tejas Vakil 41% 20,595
Total Votes 50,227
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2014

Smith won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He defeated Matt McCall and Michael J. Smith (Texas) to win the Republican nomination in the primary election on March 4, 2014. He defeated Ryan Shields (L) and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[120]

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 71.8% 135,660
     Green Antonio Diaz 14.7% 27,831
     Libertarian Ryan Shields 13.5% 25,505
Total Votes 188,996
Source: Texas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Texas District 21 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 60.4% 40,441
Matt McCall 33.9% 22,681
Michael Smith 5.7% 3,796
Total Votes 66,918
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2012

Smith won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 21st District. He defeated Richard Morgan and Richard Mack in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. He then defeated Candace Duval (D) and John-Henry Liberty (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[121][122]

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 60.5% 187,015
     Democratic Candace E. Duval 35.4% 109,326
     Libertarian John-Henry Liberty 4.1% 12,524
Total Votes 308,865
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Texas District 21 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Smith Incumbent 76.6% 52,404
Richard Mack 14.8% 10,111
Richard Morgan 8.6% 5,868
Total Votes 68,383

Full history


Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Smith's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Creating Jobs: Congressman Smith knows that the government doesn’t create jobs, American ingenuity and entrepreneurs do. But the unprecedented growth of government in Washington is casting a chilling shadow on the American economy.
  • Cutting Spending: President Obama came into office promising to cut the deficit in half, to reduce taxes, and to not expand the size of the government. Instead, the deficit has doubled, with no reversal in the spending spree in sight.
  • Health Care: The American people have had enough of the government trying to take over health care and Congressman Smith stands with the American people. We’ve all had enough of the 2,000-page bills, the trillion-dollar price tags, the backdoor deals, the cuts to Medicare, the higher premiums, and the trampling of the doctor-patient relationship.
  • Innovation: As Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Congressman Smith works hard to ensure America stays at the forefront of research and development efforts, technological advances, and the exploration of space.
  • Constitution: As a member and former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Smith takes very seriously his obligation to uphold and defend the Constitution.

[136]

”
—Lamar Smith's campaign website, http://www.texansforlamarsmith.com/issues

2014

Smith's campaign website listed the following issues:[137]

  • Creating Jobs
Excerpt: "Congressman Smith knows that the government doesn’t create jobs, American ingenuity and entrepreneurs do. But the unprecedented growth of government in Washington is casting a chilling shadow on the American economy."
  • Cutting Spending
Excerpt: "President Obama came into office promising to cut the deficit in half, to reduce taxes, and to not expand the size of the government. Instead, the deficit has doubled, with no reversal in the spending spree in sight."
  • Healthcare
Excerpt: "The American people have had enough of the government trying to take over health care and Congressman Smith stands with the American people. We’ve all had enough of the 2,000-page bills, the trillion-dollar price tags, the backdoor deals, the cuts to Medicare, the higher premiums, and the trampling of the doctor-patient relationship."
  • Constitution
Excerpt: "As chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Smith takes very seriously his obligation to uphold and defend the Constitution. "
  • Taxes
Excerpt: "Congressman Smith supports low taxes because he believes that Americans, not the federal government, know best how to spend their money."

Campaign finance summary

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Lamar Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016U.S. House, Texas District 21Won $1,532,129 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Texas, District 21)Won $1,455,927 N/A**
2012U.S. House Texas District 21Won $1,727,471 N/A**
2010U.S. House Texas District 21Won $1,312,958 N/A**
2008U.S. House Texas District 21Won $1,242,140 N/A**
2006U.S. House Texas District 21Won $1,332,470 N/A**
2004U.S. House Texas District 21Won $973,780 N/A**
2002U.S. House Texas District 21Won $789,337 N/A**
2000U.S. House Texas District 21Won $536,635 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Smith's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,450,109 and $6,450,000. That averages to $4,450,054, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Smith ranked as the 79th most wealthy representative in 2012.[138] Between 2004 and 2012, Smith's calculated net worth[139] decreased by an average of 1 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[140]

Lamar Smith Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$4,999,435
2012$4,450,054
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−11%
Average annual growth:−1%[141]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[142]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Smith is the Chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Smith received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 1989-2014, 23.24 percent of Smith's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[143]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Lamar Smith Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $11,951,508
Total Spent $11,201,256
Chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$600,789
Oil & Gas$595,747
TV/Movies/Music$581,495
Lawyers/Law Firms$504,968
Misc Finance$494,700
% total in top industry5.03%
% total in top two industries10.01%
% total in top five industries23.24%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Smith was a rank-and-file Republican as of July 2014. In June 2013, Smith was rated as a "moderate Republican leader."[144]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[145]

Smith most often votes with:

Smith least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Smith missed 528 of 17,941 roll call votes from January 1987 to September 2015. This amounted to 2.9 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[146]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Smith paid his congressional staff a total of $907,391 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranked 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[147]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Smith ranked 80th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[148]

2012

Smith tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 127th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[149]

2011

Smith was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 85th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[150]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Smith voted with the Republican Party 96.7 percent of the time, which ranked 11th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Smith voted with the Republican Party 98.2 percent of the time, which ranked 52nd among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Smith and his wife, Beth, have two children.[151]

Recent news

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See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Hill, "Lamar Smith to retire from Congress," November 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SMITH, Lamar Seeligson, (1947 - )," accessed August 3, 2011
  3. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SMITH, Lamar Seeligson, (1947 - )," accessed February 5, 2015
  4. ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  5. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 20, 2015
  6. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
  7. ↑ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "Committee Information," accessed August 10, 2011
  8. ↑ Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Ralph M. Hall, Chairman, "Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation," accessed August 5, 2011
  9. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed December 13, 2018
  10. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 284," June 21, 2018
  11. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 282," June 21, 2018
  12. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed March 12, 2019
  13. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
  14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 344," June 29, 2017
  15. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
  16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
  17. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
  18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
  19. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
  20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
  21. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
  22. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
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  24. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 60," February 6, 2018
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  136. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  137. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 24, 2014
  138. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Lamar Smith (R-Texas), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
  139. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
  140. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  141. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  142. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  143. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Rep. Lamar Smith," accessed September 19, 2014
  144. ↑ GovTrack, "Lamar Smith," accessed July 21, 2014
  145. ↑ OpenCongress, "Lamar Smith," archived February 28, 2016
  146. ↑ GovTrack, "Rep. Lamar Smith (R)," accessed October 2, 2015
  147. ↑ LegiStorm, "Lamar Smith," accessed September 17, 2012
  148. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 18, 2014
  149. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
  150. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
  151. ↑ Official House website, "Biography," accessed October 29, 2011
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Preceded by
Tom Loeffler 		U.S. House of Representatives - Texas, District 21
1987-2019 		Succeeded by
Chip Roy (R)
Preceded by
' 		County Commissioner, Bexar County, Texas
1982-1985 		Succeeded by
'
Preceded by
' 		Texas House of Representatives
1981-1982 		Succeeded by
'


Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Cornyn (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
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Al Green (D)
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Chip Roy (R)
District 22
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Vacancies (1)


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