John T. Smithee

Quick Facts

Full Name	John T. Smithee
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1951(1951-09-07)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	Amarillo
Horoscope	Virgo

John T. Smithee Biography

John T. Smithee is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on September 7, 1951 in Amarillo, United States. While Smithee was succeeded by in the role of a Democrat, Robert Dwight “Bob” Simpson (born 1943) was the incumbent for over a decade District 86 is thought to be one of the more Republican state House area in the state. District 86 voters cast more than 83 % of their votes in support of Republican Mitt Romney, in his race for the 2012 presidential election to defeat Democrat Barack H. Obama.

Smithee is a long-time opponent from the Texas Lottery Commission; he was one of the people who opposed this lottery in the time it was presented to the public for approval in the year 1991. He proposed an amendment to abolish the commission by the year 2017. The amendment was approved by ninety-five percent of the voters which was five short of two-thirds majority required. This vote gave optimism to those who oppose the lottery might be abolished in the near future. Smithee claimed that his bill was a compromise due to the amount of opposition that has been uncovered in opposition to the game, which contributes approximately $1.2 billion each year in state funds. The House has, however, extended the lottery for 12 years, however the issue is likely to come up again in the future sessions. According to Smithee the lottery has caused “some discontent on how the lottery has operated, that there are too many persons that have profited from the lottery and not the children of Texas … only about 25 cents of each dollar go to the schoolchildren.”

In 2013, speculation mounted that Smithee would in January 2015 challenge the reelection of Speaker Joe Straus, who sought a fourth term as the presiding House officer. Smithee came to Tyler to headline a fundraiser for colleague Matt Schaefer. Joining Smithee were Rick Miller of Sugar Land, Drew Springer, Jr. of Muenster, David Simpson of Longview, and two members who are running against each other for the Texas State Senate, Steve Toth and Brandon Creighton, both of Montgomery County in suburban Houston. Most of the lawmakers in attendance are associated with the Tea Party movement. Straus nevertheless held on to his Speakership for two more terms.

In 2017, Smithee sponsored the bill signed into law by Governor Abbott that bans all insurance coverage for abortion in Texas.

Smithee was elected for the first time into his first seat in the Texas House in 1984, when he was just 33. Smithee was elected to his 12th term of two years in 2006, with 86.5 percentage of votes, beating an opponent from the Libertarian Party opponent. Democrats aren’t contesting the district anymore.

John T. Smithee Net Worth

John T. Smithee is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John T. Smithee 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John True Smithee (born September 7th January 1981) was an Amarillo attorney who is since January 1985, a long-term Republican representative in the Texas House of Representatives for District 86 located in the Texas Panhandle.

He graduated with an undergraduate Master of Business Administration degree from West Texas A&M University (then West Texas State University) in Canyon, which is where Randall County’s seat is located. Randall County, and his Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. His wife is Becky Lynn Smithee (born January 7th 1957).

On December 29, 2008, Smithee announced, via the online political newsletter, Quorum Report, that he had received “more than twenty calls” from fellow Texas House members and that he would announce within forty-eight hours whether or not he would seek unseat incumbent Republican Texas Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland. Smithee did not enter the race, won instead by another Republican, Joe Straus of San Antonio, who upset the incumbent Tom Craddick of Midland.

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