Ballotpedia, Alan Smith

Alan grew up in Davenport, IA. He later obtained a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Karen, have 3 children together.

Alan is a retired insurance auditor with a 38-year career in the industry. He also has experience in financial analysis, reviewing financial records, and building spreadsheets.

Alan Smith previously ran for state senator of District 15 in 2022, but did not win.

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Supports investing in infrastructure to address Arizona's aging and growing needs, including highways, electrical grid, water distribution, and mass transit.

Believes modernizing and strengthening border portals is crucial for Arizona’s economy to enhance efficiency and combat illegal activities.

Supports modernizing and strengthening border portals for Arizona’s economy and combatting illegal activities.

- Supports investing in infrastructure to address Arizona's aging and growing needs, including highways, electrical grid, water distribution, and mass transit.
- Supports modernizing and strengthening border portals for Arizona’s economy and combatting illegal activities.

Economy

Believes gun ownership should require licenses and safety classes, similar to other regulated activities. Supports more restrictive licensing for AR-15s and high-velocity bullet purchases.

Supports more restrictive licensing for AR-15s and high-velocity bullet purchases.

- Supports more restrictive licensing for AR-15s and high-velocity bullet purchases.

Public Safety

Believes women should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including abortion. Opposes legislative restrictions on women's reproductive rights.

Believes restricting abortion access "discriminates against the less fortunate who are unable to travel for an abortion." Supports accessible healthcare, including medical marijuana and public health initiatives.

Supports accessible healthcare, including medical marijuana and public health initiatives.

Believes healthcare providers should not fear legal repercussions when a woman's life is in danger due to pregnancy. Supports ensuring doctors can perform necessary medical procedures without the threat of arrest.

Supports ensuring doctors can perform necessary medical procedures without the threat of arrest when it comes to matters dealing with abortion.

- Supports access to safe abortions.
- Supports accessible healthcare, including medical marijuana and public health initiatives.
- Supports ensuring doctors can perform necessary medical procedures without the threat of arrest when it comes to matters dealing with abortion.

Healthcare

Believes in fully funding public schools, community colleges, and state universities. Said, "Over 90% of our children attend public schools which are among the worst funded in the US."

Supports fully funding public schools, community colleges, and state universities.

Believes low-performing neighborhood schools need support for improvement. Opposes closing schools due to performance, stating it is "our failure, not the students."

Opposes closing schools due to performance, stating it is "our failure, not the students."

Believes teachers are "among the worst paid in the country." Supports improving K-12 school policies to address this issue.

Supports improving K-12 school policies that address wages for teachers.

Believes K-12 education is underfunded, ranking "dead last in per student funding in the United States." Supports policies to improve funding and resources for K-12 schools.

Supports policies to improve funding and resources for K-12 schools.

- Supports fully funding public schools, community colleges, and state universities.
- Opposes closing schools due to performance, stating it is "our failure, not the students."
- Supports improving K-12 school policies that address wages for teachers.
- Supports policies to improve funding and resources for K-12 schools.

Education

Believes the state should lead the country in solar energy due to its abundant sunlight. Supports generating more renewable energy.

Believes the state should lead the country in solar energy due to its abundant sunlight, and supports generating more renewable energy.

Supports advancing "water conservation and innovation measures for agriculture, industry, and residential" sectors.

Believes rooftop solar should be a more attractive investment for homeowners and businesses.

Supports and encourages investing in rooftop solar for homeowners and businesses.

Believes in advancing battery storage technology through university research and neighborhood testing. Supports innovative energy solutions to improve the environment.

Supports innovative energy solutions to improve the environment, and believes in advancing battery storage technology through university research and neighborhood testing.

Supports "statewide water planning and conservation" to address energy and environmental concerns.

Supports clean energy solutions, including "solar, wind, and electrical storage."

Supports clean energy solutions such as solar, wind, and electrical storage.

- Believes the state should lead the country in solar energy due to its abundant sunlight, and supports generating more renewable energy.
- Supports advancing "water conservation and innovation measures for agriculture, industry, and residential" sectors.
- Supports and encourages investing in rooftop solar for homeowners and businesses.
- Supports innovative energy solutions to improve the environment, and believes in advancing battery storage technology through university research and neighborhood testing.
- Supports "statewide water planning and conservation" to address energy and environmental concerns.
- Supports clean energy solutions such as solar, wind, and electrical storage.

Energy & the Environment

Supports early and mail-in voting and the use of vote tabulators, believing that voting only on election day and hand counting would create "absolute chaos."

Supports early and mail-in voting and the use of vote tabulators.

- Supports early and mail-in voting and the use of vote tabulators.

Voting & Elections

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Alan Smith

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