Stephen J. Smith (politician)

Stephen J. Smith
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 75th district
In office January 7, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Roger Rivard
Succeeded by	Romaine Quinn
Personal details
Born	(1951-08-31) August 31, 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic
Parent	Patricia Spafford Smith (mother)
Residence	Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin-Superior (B.S.)
Profession	Accountant

Stephen J. Smith (born August 31, 1951) is an American businessman, accountant, and Democratic politician, who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Background

Smith graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Superior and is a business owner and accountant. His mother, Patricia Spafford Smith, 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 Board of Supervisors. On November 6, 2012, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly's 75th district (the same district his mother had represented) as a Democrat, defeating Republican incumbent 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.