Stephen J. Smith (born August 31, 1951) is an

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businessman,

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, and Democratic politician, who was previously elected to the

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Background

Smith graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Superior and is a business owner and

. His mother,

Patricia Spafford Smith Patricia A. Spafford Smith (August 17, 1925December 31, 2002) was an American businesswoman and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Background Born Patricia A. Spafford in ...

, who died in 2002, was also a business owner and accountant, and served in the Assembly as a Democrat from 1979 to 1983.

Public office

Smith served on the

Barron County, Wisconsin Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,711. Its county seat is Barron. The county was created in 1859 and later organized in 1874. History The county was created in 1859 ...

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. On November 6, 2012, he was elected to the

's 75th district (the same district his mother had represented) as a Democrat, defeating

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Roger Rivard, who had become controversial after quoting his father as telling him as a teenager that "some girls rape easy" as a warning that what he may think is consensual teenage sex can become rape after the fact. On November 4, 2014, Republican Romaine Quinn defeated Smith for the Wisconsin Assembly seat.Election results
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American accountants Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Living people Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Barron County, Wisconsin Politicians from Minneapolis University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni 1951 births People from Shell Lake, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub